I guess it could be both, but I consider them to be two completely separate issues, and referring to them together as "the mongoDB trap" without any further clarification is quite confusing to me. It could easily lead to misunderstanding, and people "answering" the question with only partial answers.

Additionally I'm curious how the license is harming companies, as I mentioned in this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20862996