I wonder, if the "tax-funded" model could work for software. The state raises money from the public, but the public determinates directly via usage (minutes spend with), usefullness (money gained) how much of that tax goes to what developer. Cut out the monopoly buisness middle man, but also remove any political moral meddlers in various "round tables" as they are omni present in public media systems.

The idea has problems though. How to pay for background ("invisble" layers). How to prevetn "hyper transparent citizens". Etc.