Solopreneur programmers collaborating using open source software to create businesses would be more fair. Even if it no longer makes sense to "keep the band together", the programmers have a greater chance of having something tangible to use moving forward. Non-programmers don't have the option, which is where proprietary Intellectual Property comes in. Giving everyone a share of the IP, like a co-op, would be more fair.

Perhaps this is unrealistic in most scenarios today, but it's at least worth pointing out. Perhaps the future of economic collaboration can have fairness in future progress/reward as a consideration.