It's true but the same thing is true for almost every open source project. Instead of Microsoft it's usually a single guy or perhaps a duo who has the ultimate

It's true but the same thing is true for almost every open source project. Instead of Microsoft it's usually a single guy or perhaps a duo who has the ultimate say. Everyone else's word is just a suggestion. It's a rarity for an open source project to work under some sort of democracy where random developers have a say.