Looking at this from a FOSS perspective, some of the "negatives" this article discusses strike me as significant reasons for optimism. Collaborative, community

Looking at this from a FOSS perspective, some of the "negatives" this article discusses strike me as significant reasons for optimism. Collaborative, community-driven, open source projects sometimes struggle to be as innovative as startup executing a singular vision – but FOSS projects excel at providing compelling alternatives to existing, entrenched platforms. If the pace of new "breakthrough innovations" slows a bit, it could provide FOSS exactly the opportunity it needs to catch up on features before users move on to a new paradigm.