Yes.. Other people might call it some form of synergy and it happens all the time. The problem is that for every Apple and every Microsoft, there are hundreds of "nerd exploiters" ruining nerd lives.
It almost sounds like I am turning this into a "nerd lives matter" campaign or something like that. This is not my intention, but it is a real danger for autistic software developers, which may lead them to engage in some extremely unhealthy behaviour.
Indeed. Although eventually nerds learn boundaries in most cases that protect them. Apple and Microsoft worked out pretty well for Woz/Allen without them having to do any sales themselves. So it can be win-win. My Dad, fiance and brother all have psychiatrist-verified Aspergers (pre DSM5). So the nerd and nerd-exploter dynamic plays out in day-to-day lives too. I am a very strong verbal communicator, as is my Mom for my Dad. I think they appreciate our ability to be explicit, direct and do what we say we will. Because people who have opaque motives are too anxiety-provoking for people who cannot see through it.
It almost sounds like I am turning this into a "nerd lives matter" campaign or something like that. This is not my intention, but it is a real danger for autistic software developers, which may lead them to engage in some extremely unhealthy behaviour.