Isn't developping and working on current system the same thing as trying to keep control over its development? Oo
No. You can't force anybody to run your client, therefore you are not in a position of any control. The recent developments of Bitcoin Core do not attempt to alter consensus rules.
You say it like I think it's a bad thing... I'm not putting any judgement here. Just saying that Core is dominant and they're the ones deciding how the blockchain evolve simply because they work on it and people use it. That's all I'm saying, there is no conspiracy theory or whatever.
No. Bitcoin Core does not decide anything for the network. You apparently don't understand how Bitcoin works.
Rha you're just very picky about the meaning of words xD
I perfectly understand that what Core develops, the clients have no obligation to use.
I'm not saying they're some kind of God that decide how things work. I'm just saying they're in a dominant position of power: they're trusted, their development are used by nearly everyone etc...
And some challengers are trying to force a HF. So you got people "in control" (and by that I mean that they're the one currently in force position) and people challenging them.