If only there were an alternative software development modality in which development is distributed, source available, and modification permitted to any party,

If only there were an alternative software development modality in which development is distributed, source available, and modification permitted to any party, with open review and analysis for vulnerabilities, and far less capacity for lock-in. What you're arguing is essentially the Too Big to Fail proposition. The solution of which is to Not Let Things Get That Way. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_big_to_fail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_big_to_fail>