Then the conclusion would be "Open Source is unfitted as model to build end-user software for the average consumer".
Which I still disagree with, but that is a different discussion. It has nothing to do with Open Source being unfit as model for sofware around OSM or GIS.
Edit: to be clear: Bing Maps, Apple Maps, Facebook, WhatsApp are just some of the (average) consumer facing products that use OSM for their data. Some solely use OSM as data, others enrich and/or use it to mix with other sources.
This to show examples of how OSM data is used in and by apps that you probably use. But where the data is Open Source, the app using it, is not.
Which I still disagree with, but that is a different discussion. It has nothing to do with Open Source being unfit as model for sofware around OSM or GIS.
Edit: to be clear: Bing Maps, Apple Maps, Facebook, WhatsApp are just some of the (average) consumer facing products that use OSM for their data. Some solely use OSM as data, others enrich and/or use it to mix with other sources. This to show examples of how OSM data is used in and by apps that you probably use. But where the data is Open Source, the app using it, is not.