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these people need permission from a massive corporation calling it something other than Linux so they can dodge the cognitive dissonance of hating Linux
Or rather, there's someone who isn't going away anytime soon and someone who you can go to if their shit screws up, someone with an actual address and support number, and it's not just a Github issue tracker page that hasn't been seen by the owner in months.
Some people want that peace of mind. Some people aren't built to scour the internet for hours to maybe find solutions to their problems.
I'm confused, do you think Canonical, RedHat or SUSE are going away in the near future? Or that they don't have support?
..do people really do that with Microsoft, or do they just throw the errant device in a closet and get a new one at best buy?