It's kind of funny to be in a world where Microsoft gets the benefit of the doubt (the 90s are rolling over in their graves).

I'm a huge fan of Microsoft and their open source effort, but I'm not above believing that corporate interests win in the end.

You can save yourself some suspense: yes corporate interests win. That's a result of a business model where corporations serve faceless shareholders. You are either making money or you aren't. The corporation is a soulless entity that workers and money pass through.

This seems like pretty common human behavior, no?

On a less cynical note, this kind of behavior is why a language designed by a bunch of corporations (JS) seems less and less interesting. Good luck practically influencing development if you aren't embedded in an organization already.