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Calling stagex a "niche Linux OS" suggests that hardly anyone uses it. Now you're claiming that "many Fortune 500" companies run it atop tens of billions of dollars worth of infrastructure.

These two narratives materially conflict with each other.

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Niche: (2d) a specialized market

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niche

In this case the market is "security critical operations."

How the dictionary defines “niche” doesn’t really matter. It’s the storytelling that matters.

A prosecutor might be motivated by and could cite the "tens of billions of dollars" quote.

Building compelling narratives is one of the key skills a prosecutor (or any other lawyer) brings to bear in order to win cases.

I'm saying it's false that:

> Calling stagex a "niche Linux OS" suggests that hardly anyone uses it.

It’s not a false suggestion. It might not comport with your interpretation of the dictionary definition, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is what it means to people. That’s why it’s a narrative.

You can concoct your own meanings for things all day, but that doesn't mean Irvick was making things up as you clearly implied.

It’s not just me. This is how people think. That’s my point. Maybe you don’t think that way, but that’s fine.

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