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by nickorlow 190 days ago
I'd think it's because they're introducing updates to address issues w/ the hardware quickly and want a rolling-release distro so users can get the updates faster.
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Debian testing is about as stable as it gets while also being a rolling distribution. The promotion of package updates from unstable to testing does not take that long either depending on the severity. I would venture a guess that there is more to it.
Testing doesn't get timely security updates. Arch is more like Sid anyway.
Community also likely plays a role. Arch users are typically more proactive at fixing things themselves and contributing.