Odd you claim there’s no reason except “sheep”, did you ever stop to consider people just enjoyed the experience so stuck with it ?
Pi is a great project, and people love it for good reason, I have nothing negative to say about it or its fans. I'm just trying to do something that appeals to the more GUI-oriented folks. And yes, I'd really love to know if there's something that's making people bounce off the product, because it may be trivial to fix!