Yes, Snap is definitely a concern, especially in server environments where responsiveness and efficiency are critical. I agree that Canonical’s decisions around Snap haven’t been the wisest, but I also don’t believe they’ll push Snap to the point where it’s mandatory on Ubuntu Server. That would be a huge misstep.
For now, it’s still manageable—I’ve installed Ubuntu 24 LTS on a test server, and a simple ‘apt purge snapd’ did the trick to remove it. I just hope they don’t make this impossible in future releases.