Because people agree to it. There are a lot of new and ignorant programmers now, more than there ever were. They will agree to terms that are "not balanced in

Because people agree to it. There are a lot of new and ignorant programmers now, more than there ever were. They will agree to terms that are "not balanced in their favour." Programming is being commoditized by a limited number of managers and the like. This is the result. They reap the largest profits. Look for yourself.