I think it is, frankly, irrelevant. Companies need to understand that their employees are adults, and should be able to pick whichever way of working is comfort

I think it is, frankly, irrelevant. Companies need to understand that their employees are adults, and should be able to pick whichever way of working is comfortable for them. If that decreases productivity, they should get less in compensation. I doubt it will change, though, unless employees start to organize in unions and demand to be treated in less patronizing way.