> Going full open source and pushing updates & openness, user control and freedom, you will gobble up a good chunk of market share.

Of the enthusiast market. The absolutely worst customers to be dependent on.

Yep. Enthusiasts are cheap, picky, and have no loyalty. They’re extremely political and are the only type of customer who will actually switch. Plus it’s a tiny market. You might eek out $50mil revenue after a decade, if you’re lucky.