An open trust surface increases adoption more than it erodes pricing power.
Status
Supported
Argument and indirect evidence, no direct observation.
Argued from precedent in adjacent categories. Untested here.
No single gateFalsifier statedNext test stated
Why it matters
The consequence of being wrong
If false
The open layer becomes a public good the company subsidises.
If true
Distribution cost falls while the commercial surface stays defensible.
Current support
Precedent analysisOpen/commercial boundary specification
Missing proof
A customer who could self-operate the open layer and still pays for managed operation.
Falsifier
Adopters run the open core themselves and decline the commercial plane indefinitely.
Next decisive test
Track self-hosting adopters and their conversion behaviour.
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