>"Acquire competitor, just to shut down competitor" There was 6 years in between those two events, and by all accounts CentOS got much better post-acquisition.

>"Acquire competitor, just to shut down competitor" There was 6 years in between those two events, and by all accounts CentOS got much better post-acquisition. There is no "just" here. Originally it was considered a good idea, and (years) later they changed their minds.