"We built this consumer focused device and included a function that allows them to run Linux. Supporting it doesn't add to our revenue, but maybe someone will like it! "
The US Government buys 1,700 Playstations and builds a supercomputer for 5-10% of the cost of an equivalent system
"Wtf wait why are we supporting linux we're losing so much money"
Annddd this is partly why we can't have nice things. Geohot hacking through the hypervisor is the other part.