Canonical didn't do this out of convenience. If it was convenient to do,
they wouldn't have a deadline six months in the future.
I respectfully disagree. I consider that would bring them losts of visitors if they can make it.
They did this
because the free software community asked them to, and they cooperated.
Regardless of the reasons they might have had, a large piece of very
useful software is very free now, and that's not something to dismiss.