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This comment thread is about your opinion on the developers wanting to gain renumeration for their efforts.
Considering their influence on standardising open protocols across the home automation industry rather than proprietary lock-in protocols, then this is a much wider commitment than just software development... attending conferences is not cheap.
No it's about the Home Assistant developers valuing profit over well engineered software.