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minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoHaving someone to complain to/point fingers at/sue is incredibly important in the business world, and a big part of why M$ is so big. In fact, just having support is a big thing. Look at how shitty M$ support is. Or Cisco, for that matter. Not to mention a steady, predictable, accountable release cadence. If you want that, in the Linux world, it’s basically Ubuntu/Canonical, RedHat/IBM, or Oracle/Oracle. I’d call Canonical the lessest of 3 evils here…
Having someone to complain to/point fingers at/sue is incredibly important in the business world, and a big part of why M$ is so big.
In fact, just having support is a big thing. Look at how shitty M$ support is. Or Cisco, for that matter.
Not to mention a steady, predictable, accountable release cadence.
If you want that, in the Linux world, it’s basically Ubuntu/Canonical, RedHat/IBM, or Oracle/Oracle.
I’d call Canonical the lessest of 3 evils here…