I see platforms becoming less fruitful to tinkering as a characteristic of them maturing, especially when a commercial side is linked either by whoever 'owns' t

I see platforms becoming less fruitful to tinkering as a characteristic of them maturing, especially when a commercial side is linked either by whoever 'owns' the platform or companies that make use of it. Tinkerers are great for pathfinding the platform and a certain amount of evangelism among early adopters, but when the platform is established among the mass market it seems lockdown is inevitable.