[nexuist]

Is it any different from Linux users pushing software that depends on Linux syscalls to function and scoffing at Microsoft's attempts to achieve platform parity with WSL? I can't tell you how many times I've heard someone in computing say "just use linux!" instead of attempting to solve whatever problem a user is having with their current hardware and OS. We all want to believe that our personal choices are the best ones anyone can make for themselves.

[rektide]

Very little in open source hard-relies on Linux sys-calls. Trying to make this a "both sides" argument is farcical.

Saying that a platform shouldn't lock you in to specific proprietary approaches has a real & substantial non-personal advantage to it that mere personal preference doesn't encompass, as it seeks technical ecosystems capable of organic growth. I don't find your comparison quite valid.