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That makes a lot of sense.
I personally don't like any kind of big moves in the free software space at this point. Anything that stands the test of time does so because it has the community backing it.
Whenever we put our faith into a company to do the work for us, it always ends up being really expensive and mediocre.
Don't be fooled into thinking the rules of business stop applying when dealing with a Linux company.