I believe this to be completely mistaken, because the bang-for-buck is getting better. Luna on max thinking is very capable and builds you a feature for 20 cents.
Its just that in a gold rush, there are few winners and many losers. There used to be hundreds of car companies in the beginning, only a dozen or so survived long term.
ERm said another way.
Most people and firms by extension don't actually A) know what people want B) re-design their operations for the technology to amplify productivity that translates into finished goods and thereby the financials and market-share.