Even though it failed a lot of the features it introduced like collaborative work were carried over to their GSuite/Workspace apps later.

Switched to Manjaro after running vanilla Arch for several years and haven’t looked back. I appreciate the slightly less bleeding edge updates and extra added stability around it.

Easy installs are probably less of a big deal nowadays after Arch overhauled their installation process.

KDE Plasma on desktop

Cinnamon on (older lower spec) laptop

That’s a little harsh but I definitely agree it doesn’t tend to offer a better or equal alternative to any free options available. You’re giving up a certain level of ease of use.