What are your thoughts on teams getting paid for software per use? Something similar to how artists are paid on spotify (only better).

Recently Tim Cook made some statements about how a college degree is not needed for getting a programming job. While taking such an approach would be convenient for big tech companies (more, cheap, disposable labor), it would be decidedly inconvenient for those who have spent considerable time and effort in getting their education (and building systems for tech companies to profit from).

The value of all that engineering effort is 'locked-in' in an ip owned by the company to make profits in perpetuity (Or as long as the company decides to keep the line of products alive) - while the engineers can with their degrees and knowledge have to make do with salary, bonuses etc.

Stocks is one way of doing it; but there are vesting schedules to deal with and number of stocks awarded do no take other metrics like usage into consideration. Also stock market prices are subject to 'market conditions'.

Do you think engineering teams should demand more share for the use of their software in light of companies wanting more fungible teams/resources?