OK, I'll take a stab at them. (Yes, I did read his <i>Important Note</i>, but why not?) Status:<p>1: No<p>2: No (I think). I don't know if Google App Engine is making money for them, and Github doesn't host apps, and Amazon Web Services doesn't (only) host open-source web apps.<p>3: Hopefully.<p>4: Doubtful, but one can dream =)<p>5: No.<p>6: HN? Is Steve Yegge here?<p>7: Yes. I think it's valid to put the iphone's success in 2009 (rather than earlier) due to the large number of apps and growing number of competitors in that year.<p>8: Well, considering he's working there, I think he's being paid instead =)<p>9: Probably.<p>10: Yes, although it's not a tautology. (You could have asymmetric heavy tails which would make most programmers below or above the mean.)