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RedHat losing the plot is their own mistake to correct. I've been telling my OS TAM as much for a decade.
And oVirt competes well.
But when your entire business is based around massively hyped bags stapled to the side of a badly-managed central product you don't mention or promote, what's the expectation?
RedHat was solid for the very thing that made centos a popular option. But then it had to have more; more, more more.