This doesn't qualify as issues caused by less free licenses, but because of strong copy-left (GPL in this case), I have access to the source code for devices such as my television. The point in a GPL heavy world would be that it is cheaper for companies to release their software under GPL because of the network of other GPL software they can then use. This likely won't help (much) with software companies, but for many companies the software is just a component to make their product work.