Lock-in is not inherent to capitalism, see for example how open platforms like Linux competed successfully with closed platforms like Windows, with all their re

Lock-in is not inherent to capitalism, see for example how open platforms like Linux competed successfully with closed platforms like Windows, with all their resources. So there is something particular with, say, operating systems, webservers or browsers that allow open source alternatives to thrive, while the same is not for tools aimed at professions outside the software/programmer/IT realm. Governmental solutions are unlikely to help. What I mean by my proposal above is not to reinvent patents, but to make copyright work for the benefit of society. A limited form of copyright, adapted to the digital age, with a much shorter duration and source code available.