Because then all Gpu miner would not like it. It goes the middle way and that is smart. VTC is fair, no bullshit, great devs, good branding and makes sense.
Centralized mining is the problem at the moment and Vertcoin has solved it for now and has momentum. If you know about markets it has OPPORTUNITY written all over it. I bought a few hours ago and dont even worry about the short term chart movements.
No premine, no bullshit. What a bit of fresh air in an environment full of pointless coins that are just created to make a few greedy people rich.