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Did anybody think that they did?
I always assumed they were just easier to set up
Some of them advertised specific performance improvements.
I'm not going to rag on them though. Some of them did have performance improvements and basically created the tools and optimized defaults that propagated to standard distros, allowing the gap to close.
This is the great thing about open source. It benefits everyone. Any good idea that does not have significant drawbacks should get broad adoption. And that's generally how it plays out.
Reputations live on for many years (decades, even) after they are justified.