Everyone will have different goals and preferences. For instance, my dad just wanted a way to backup and remotely access some files, so we got him a Synology NAS. It's great for it's target users and if you're one of them, awesome!

I just don't like the lock-in that you get Synology. Plus I do enjoy tinkering with these things, so I wanted to put together something that balances usability, complexity while minimizing that lock-in