I've seen a lot of negativity around Ubuntu lately, with some people even calling it 'ewbuntu.' I'm really confused about the reasons for this hate. Isn't Ubuntu as customizable as Arch and as stable as Debian? I genuinely want to know what issues people have with it. Could someone please explain the problems?
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Many users once regarded Ubuntu as the go-to distro, but it lost that status over time due to some questionable decisions by Canonical. Features like forced Snaps and a lack of user choice have sparked dissatisfaction. It seems Mint has become more popular because it provides what users want without the corporate baggage that Ubuntu has picked up.
A lot of the criticism revolves around Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu. Users are particularly upset about their decisions, like pushing proprietary Snaps and incorporating telemetry, which give the impression that they don't care about end-user preferences. Overall, I think it's more about the company's direction rather than Ubuntu as an operating system itself.
Exactly, the OS itself isn't bad at all. It's mostly the corporate decisions that have rubbed many the wrong way.