Cory Doctorow calls it "the war on general-purpose computing" and it's a pretty damn good read [1] (or talk [2]).
Because the barrier to entry to creating your own fork, should Big Cutlery™ decide they want to prevent your access to one, is very low.
Come to think, that's pretty hilarious actually.
Maybe force all bowls to be too big and heavy to easily lift?
There's literally one report from 2005 from one A&E (ER) dept that suggested it would be a good idea. Others disagreed.