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Vercel's control of React core team raises open-source governance concerns
Vercel has hired key React core team members, including Andrew Clark and Sebastian Markbåge, giving the company significant influence over React's roadmap. React Server Components are most mature in Next.js, which is built by Vercel and optimized for its hosting. This corporate capture risks prioritizing Vercel's revenue over the broader community's needs.
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The article rightly flags a governance problem, but React's popularity and Vercel's incentives may still align with innovation—for now.
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