I like it because I use it for MELT in general. Prometheus generally does metrics and if you want to include logs, traces and events, it becomes more cumbersome. With the Otel collector, I can just update my collector configuration to point to the various services.
I’m not saying OP can’t use what you suggested, just stating what I would use.
Came here to say this. It’s an easy reference for most, so it makes sense why they kept it.