@osc @feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon I know it seems totally surprising. But do you know what Google did to xmpp (open source decentralized IM protocol) after "surprisingly" adapting it into Gmail and GTalk?
These articles have many examples over the years, explaining how big tech companies kill alternatives. I hope you find time to read them.

- How to Kill a decentralized Network
https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html

-Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things
https://catvalente.substack.com/p/stop-talking-to-each-other-and-start