I think some of it has to do with Hacker News being focused on new and shiny things. There comes a point where it becomes more cost-prohibitive to produce somet

I think some of it has to do with Hacker News being focused on new and shiny things. There comes a point where it becomes more cost-prohibitive to produce something new that is as good or better than what already exists. Once that happens, the focus shifts to whatever get's marketed better or caters towards a larger audience and focuses on keeping them on the same page, or bypassing controls and restrictions that are in place for existing solutions.