I think the issue here is that you're viewing the merit of open-source entirely based on the immediate profitability of the software. The benefits of FOSS are

I think the issue here is that you're viewing the merit of open-source entirely based on the immediate profitability of the software. The benefits of FOSS are largely non-monetary. I know as entrepreneurs and professionals that might be a hard line-of-thought to default to, but I think it is extremely short-sighted (and borderline ignorant) to judge the merits of free software by its profitability.