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Fwiw for people saying it's just gnome with a few extensions, the same could have been said for elementaryOS and pantheon DE when it came out, and look where they are now. They also might be doing it so that they have more control over what they're offering with their products instead of being expected to follow gnome.
No one serious about Linux cares about pantheon
I don't really agree but even if that's the case it's definitely more than just gnome with a few plugins now. I imagine cosmic will be the same down the line.