I completely agree, but I don’t agree that RHEL can’t pivot to this new model. And their first mover advantage as the “enterprise operating system” won’t go away.

I guess your point is that their mismanagement of this situation is evidence of their eventual downfall, but I just don’t know if I buy that

I think their position in the market allows them to make these types of bad decisions without much fallout. If anything this just buys them more time