I think you're right and it makes me sad. It's the resurgence of centralized computing and thin clents. Much more controllable and profitable that way.
Yeah this resonates a lot with me as much as I'd like to disagree. I know of course as the author points out, there are exceptions in other domains, like video games or voice platforms in particular, and as a developer I understand that but as a consumer I don't really know what to think anymore.