or maybe others follow the same path if they also see there is money to be made.
that is the biggest problem when centralized organizations get involved in bitcoin, there is always greed and they always end up caring only about making money.
i wouldn't run anything closed source because i consider them 100% unsafe. it is not just about stealing my bitcoins but it is mainly about betraying my privacy.
Right, but in this case centralisation and anti-competitivity are the only problems. Lightning Loop appears to have better trust properties (i.e. the business handles it's own keys) or privacy issues than any other lightning wallet service; it's actually a good idea to make onboarding simplified, except the part where Lightning Labs set themselves up as the monopoly provider.
It deserves to be condemned; what makes Lightning Labs think they're going to be properly motivated to not abuse such a status? It's simultaneouly shameful and shameless, Elizabeth Stark is presumably responsible for this poor decision