It's not ironic if you consider the intent is that software paid for by other companies or volunteers may no longer be if huge companies take all the upside.

Only if you squint at and reduce the actual matter enough so you can make a cute point.

Yeah, this is the ambiguity GNU/FSF people go on and on about. “Free” in the interesting sense means “available to modify and use as you like, as long as you don’t prevent other people from doing the same”