I believe in competition: if there’s a proprietary piece of software, that’s not an issue, because you can just make your own version. e.g. don’t like JetBrain

I believe in competition: if there’s a proprietary piece of software, that’s not an issue, because you can just make your own version. e.g. don’t like JetBrains? Make your own IDE. Sure it will take effort and a group collaboration, but it’s honestly not too much to expect a large group to make a reasonably comparable IDE. In fact, there is a reasonably comparable open-source IDE: VS Code. And this is the case for most proprietary software. The problem arises when you can’t make your own version of software, because it uses exclusive resources like undocumented hardware or certificates, or you’re required to use the proprietary version by law. Or if it’s just too difficult to make and too important. At a certain point, the software becomes a public utility and should be something like FOSS. It’s exactly like physical goods. If someone sells a cup but i don’t like it i can make and sell my own version. But i can’t do the same with internet broadband, social security, or insulin. So these are all regulated