they haven't really done that so far. no offense but LLMs didn't exist in the 80. or 90. or 6y ago. and I'm just as old as you.

Then you have the experience to know that every land grab in technology so far has followed the same enshittification path. At first it's all about competing with other entrants to provide value and win customers.

Then, inexorably, it shifts from winning customers to defending their turf.

Then, inexorably, it shifts from protecting turf to maximizing extraction from their turf.

If you believe that this will be different, why not? But for now, I'm expecting this to go the same way.