One developer (Ilya) vs. One businessman (Sam) -> Sam wins
Hundreds of developers threaten to quit vs. Board of Directors (biz) refuse to budge -> Developers win
From the outside it looks like developers held the power all along ... which is how it should be.
Employees who have $$$ incentive threaten to quit if that is taken away. News at 8.
It was capital and the pursuit of more of it.
It always is.