I’m out of the loop here, what was the reasoning behind agreeing to the manchild’s terms?

The difference is that Ubuntu Pro is free, and the ads are only 1 line in the terminal

But even Red Hat offers that subscription for free for up to 16 machines

To be fair “luckin” and “coti” coffee is genuinely leagues ahead in taste, and not more expensive than Starbucks, so I guess it was coming sooner or later