Illumos/OpenSolaris etc are great and install about as easily as FreeBSD, on desktop and server systems with Ethernet. Other stuff like WiFi etc is not as well supported.
It’s still my favorite OS, if it fits what I need it for.
"We're about to take a bath on these datacenters, do we have any other viable lines of business left?"
I wonder where Solaris is still actively being deployed and used.
I suppose they are looking for people who had not previously stuck their hand in the lawnmower.