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Open Source Isn't Losing. It's Winning Differently.
The frontier is closed. The middle has gone open. That's a different outcome than either side predicted.
By The Memo · Sunday, June 14, 2026 · 8 min read
Two years ago the debate was binary: open or closed, who wins? The answer turned out to be both, and the split is sharper than anyone forecasted.
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