Yup it's a feature and not a bug. I wish more open source projects prioritized the people who paid, both for their own and their users sake.

The entire tone of the article is kind of weird given how conspiratorial in bold letters it states:

>"Which is to say, Ubuntu exists to make money for Canonical"

Yes, it's a company that pays developers and provides the long term support that the author likes, of course they exist to make money.