I understand your point and I respect the work that goes into developing software and tools like ACF Pro. My main concern is not that developers shouldn’t get paid for their work—quite the opposite. As a developer, I value high-quality tools and understand the value behind them. What I was trying to highlight is that some features, which are considered essential for many projects, such as repeater fields or galleries, could be integrated into WordPress core to make the platform more accessible for developers.
Of course, I understand that businesses need to monetize their tools, and I respect that. My thought was more about how this could, in the long run, help attract more developers to the WordPress ecosystem.
If you are a no-code developer with elementor etc. then its totally fine.
But your right.