> It's a little unfair to call them dead.

At least start to read the article.

> They still make a lot of money—so does IBM, for that matter. But they're not dangerous

It's not "unfair" to not match your definition. The author is making the case about a particular definition of a predatory force in software, at large.

There's perhaps an argument that they are dangerous in a way we haven't yet seen, due to their involvement with the US military and the corruption inherent in that terrible choice.