Yes, we could end up in a world some day where most people are using 100% proprietary cloud-based IDEs. But then, at worst, we're back where we started. All th

Yes, we could end up in a world some day where most people are using 100% proprietary cloud-based IDEs. But then, at worst, we're back where we started. All the open-source foundations we have now will still be there (plus any open bits from the cloud editors, like Monaco and LSP). Anyone sufficiently motivated to avoid using these cloud-based IDEs will have just as many options as they do today, and probably more. I just don't see how this is a loss.