Considering you think Linux has several great faults I think it has done incredibly well. This might come across as a bit snarky but have you considered that v

Considering you think Linux has several great faults I think it has done incredibly well. This might come across as a bit snarky but have you considered that vendors has other options besides Linux? The alternative to - having the source code but not being able to install a modified version on your device might very well be - not having the source code at all (since it is written with a proprietary os) Now at least we have the source code in case someone wants to create a similar system.