The reason stated for why trickle down economics isn't working is a non-sequitur, kind of undermines the credibility of the rest of the article. As to the main

The reason stated for why trickle down economics isn't working is a non-sequitur, kind of undermines the credibility of the rest of the article. As to the main premise, I mean, open source is obviously a huge bonus to all the freelancers and startups and indie devs, not to mention the proliferation of Android smart phones. I think it clearly is 'trickling down', maybe just not as totally as the author would like.