> But in the long run open source wins because once an open source alternative exists it is just the better option.
This is just wishful thinking. Anything close to real professional use, not related to IT, and closed source is king: office work, CAD, video editing, music production, and those domains immediately came to mind. Nowhere there open source can seriously challenge commercial, closed sourced competitors.
Yes, in any of those domains one can name open source products, but they are far from "winning" or "the better option".
This is just wishful thinking. Anything close to real professional use, not related to IT, and closed source is king: office work, CAD, video editing, music production, and those domains immediately came to mind. Nowhere there open source can seriously challenge commercial, closed sourced competitors.
Yes, in any of those domains one can name open source products, but they are far from "winning" or "the better option".