Here is a collection of links to some very recent articles. They undoubtedly prove that Open Source is winning the development battle. Steam-gaining seems exponential.
"Lawyers who front SLAPP‑style threats on behalf of powerful institutions are not “defending reputation”; they are abusing legal process to intimidate and silence legitimate public‑interest scrutiny."
The industry in its current form acts a bit more like a cabal of power-hungry companies that actively try to back-door everything and smear people who oppose that