One could probably look at steam stats, using their categories, user ratings and license info to see if "open" gives any extra kick to the user feedback. Dunno

One could probably look at steam stats, using their categories, user ratings and license info to see if "open" gives any extra kick to the user feedback. Dunno if theres enough data there for really valid conclusions. Certainly there's places where "open source" isn't the advantage it is for say, compilers and network infrastructure. I'd love my car's software to be accessible and hackable; for example... But I'm happier that I am not required to think about it, to the point that I'm not terribly concerned I can't modify it.