Microsoft has embraced Linux and open source in general to the extent that it helps them expand into larger markets. Linux is to servers as Windows is to desktop computing, Microsoft has finally acknowledged that they can't "win" in the server and cloud market without conceding to that, and have been "supporting" Linux and open source/free software in various ways over the last several years.
It's not because they believe in open source and free software, it's more that they realized they can coexist with and even benefit from helping such projects. It's a beneficial means to a selfish end, but it's better than the old Microsoft who just wanted to destroy anything related to Linux and free software out of pure spite.
> Microsoft has embraced Linux and open source in general to the extent that it helps them expand into larger markets.
Yeah. Basically they're smarter this time and found a way to remove the reason to install a Linux Distro on any desktop by just 'extending' WSL2 and adding optimized NVIDIA drivers that are designed only for WSL2.
Which means Windows is the best Linux distro then. Why bother with the Linux Desktop since that has failed anyway?
Yep. The saving grace is they don't have a need to reach the third stage and extinguish anything; their focus is on developers and server/cloud, they likely don't feel intimidated by "desktop Linux".
Microsoft has embraced Linux and open source in general to the extent that it helps them expand into larger markets. Linux is to servers as Windows is to desktop computing, Microsoft has finally acknowledged that they can't "win" in the server and cloud market without conceding to that, and have been "supporting" Linux and open source/free software in various ways over the last several years.
It's not because they believe in open source and free software, it's more that they realized they can coexist with and even benefit from helping such projects. It's a beneficial means to a selfish end, but it's better than the old Microsoft who just wanted to destroy anything related to Linux and free software out of pure spite.
> Microsoft has embraced Linux and open source in general to the extent that it helps them expand into larger markets.
Yeah. Basically they're smarter this time and found a way to remove the reason to install a Linux Distro on any desktop by just 'extending' WSL2 and adding optimized NVIDIA drivers that are designed only for WSL2.
Which means Windows is the best Linux distro then. Why bother with the Linux Desktop since that has failed anyway?
Yep. The saving grace is they don't have a need to reach the third stage and extinguish anything; their focus is on developers and server/cloud, they likely don't feel intimidated by "desktop Linux".