[qwertytyyuu]

It would be so much cheaper for the companies to support this than out their own solution

[foofoo12]

You're missing the bigger picture. Vendor lock in.

[throwaway838112]

Not only that, but the owners of big companies are actively lobbying to pay even less taxes. They are ideologically opposed to supporting public benefit projects.

[gjvc]

but then they wouldn't own it.