I like the usability and how Elementary OS feels. Before that I was using Ubuntu.

Most pirates doesn’t use the product if pirated version isn’t avaliable, they aren’t a costumer, blocking piracy is actually a bad marketing decision, people can build hype even if they aren’t paying. No significant revenue is actually lost for piracy

It’s just about the money really, they want their cut of the AI money cake.

I like Elementary OS more, it’s very clean looks very good also.