I think what's happening is not just "spending situation". One of the paradoxes of this industry is that same work within the same time frame can be done by a

I think what's happening is not just "spending situation". One of the paradoxes of this industry is that same work within the same time frame can be done by a group of 30 developers or by a small group of 3-4 developers. Same work, same time frame. There is a number of reasons for this, obvious or not, but the paradox I'm talking about is not why this is true, but rather why bloated companies still exist. So I think what's happening is the laws of free market have just started fixing this situation gradually. Smaller companies will be winning more often, as well as languages and tools that suit rapid, focused development in small groups. (P.S. Edit: I can't believe I said "rapid, focused", sounds like a cheap press release.)