When Ubuntu came out with LTS releases, that's what did Debian in, in my experience. Numerous compliance regimes require supported OS versions, and having a gua

When Ubuntu came out with LTS releases, that's what did Debian in, in my experience. Numerous compliance regimes require supported OS versions, and having a guarantee of long-term support for a version means you're not forced to upgrade the entire OS every year or two, and reduces the cost of using that particular OS.