your priors are wrong. capitalism is not some system that was ‘designed’, nor does it aim to achieve anything. it is a natural outcome of the self-interest of individuals.
you would be naive to assume to know how swathes of resources can be allocated to most effectively maximise prosperity.
in terms of SaaS/DRM, this is still the result of the state. look at how easy it is, even currently, to torrent cracked SaaS, or to bypass DRM, but the reason this alt software doesn’t proliferate amongst businesses/individuals is the legal risk.