> The fact that amazon is in a better position to make money off of open source software is part of the calculation that startups should be making if they are writing open source software
So what you're saying is people shouldn't work on open source projects. That's essentially what your statement boils down to.
No, it's a fair thing to consider when you're creating a business based on a project that can be forked, that someone with more money and resources than you can fork it and run you out of business.
That doesn't mean people shouldn't contribute to open source projects.
I should point out too, most companies actually can't afford to fork and take over projects. At $PreviousJob we wrote proprietary software but used open source software (for example Intel DPDK). If DPDK were to suddenly switch their licensing, we would never have the resources to maintain something like that long term. So just because it _can_ be forked and "taken over" by another company doesn't mean will. It most likely won't.
So what you're saying is people shouldn't work on open source projects. That's essentially what your statement boils down to.