> OpenAI is demanding

Just me, or are OpenAI and Anthropic basically hiring all the smart developers, like the Google of old? If you're making something like this, very likely that you're working for either OAI or Anthropic.

This makes the acquihires of Bun and Astral make a lot more sense. A Rust / Zig company attracts a special kind of crowd, and dev tools are notoriously hard to sell, so any exit is a good exit for them. I wouldn't be surprised if Zed or maybe Tigerbeetle were next (though the latter has a much clearer pathway to true commercial success).