I think this hinges a great deal on how strict the definition of OSS is. There’s a (generally positive IMHO) trend towards more SOTA stuff being source availab

I think this hinges a great deal on how strict the definition of OSS is. There’s a (generally positive IMHO) trend towards more SOTA stuff being source available over time, but if it’s part of your business you’re paying someone to maintain and support it (even if it’s yourself). And a vibrant range of options from elite proprietary niche stuff to radically-licensed free software is a great thing! Compilers are a great case-in-point: for ages ‘GCC’ was knocking the stuffing out of much/most commercial stuff, at the moment the pendulum has swung almost completely over to LLVM which is like, way more tied into industry, and maybe it swings back at some point.