Apart from the personal anecdotes by people, it also allows university negotiators to take a tougher stance when negotiating prices with the traditional publishers, as their threat of cancelling subscriptions has become more credible. This has been most noticeable in Germany, where universities have come together in Projekt DEAL through which many have, this year, cancelled their Elsevier subscriptions [1]. The Dutch are likely to follow [2], and several rumours of other countries have surfaced as well.

[1] https://www.projekt-deal.de/about-deal/ [2] https://www.scienceguide.nl/2018/01/we-are-prepared-for-a-no...