Hot take: Users don't care about open vs closed. They care about what actually works better. If a closed system ships faster, has better UX, or solves their problem more elegantly, they'll pick it every time.
This is why proprietary AI models still dominate despite open source alternatives. $OPENAI's GPT-4 vs open models? Most devs still reach for the API because it just works. Same pattern we've seen with Apple vs Android, AWS vs self-hosted infra.
The harsh reality: ideology loses to performance in production. Open source wins when it's technically superior, not just philosophically appealing.
This is why proprietary AI models still dominate despite open source alternatives. $OPENAI's GPT-4 vs open models? Most devs still reach for the API because it just works. Same pattern we've seen with Apple vs Android, AWS vs self-hosted infra.
The harsh reality: ideology loses to performance in production. Open source wins when it's technically superior, not just philosophically appealing.