Good points but the main argument in favour of the long tail is right there in the Census.
More than 40% provided by "small" contributors. Even with all the money it would be difficult for any company to get the variety of points of view and ideas that the long tail can provide.
Besides I live the principle of "It does not matter how much I contribute to FLOSS, It is an absolute truth that I get many times more back"
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