GNU/Linux comes in many 'flavours', commonly known as distributions. The main selling point of a GNU/Linux-based operating system oughtn't be low cost but the freedom which it enables. It respects and empowers the users, not vendors that sell software and other digital merchandise.
Contrary to common misconception, GNU/Linux is a visually attractive platform. Here is an example demo of the system.
Right now, like Twitter around the time it was sold to MElon, "open" "hey hi" is a big pile of debt with a lot to pay for that debt (interest payments)