Ya know, why do companies make you read three paragraphs before even mentioning anything about what the thing actually is? tldr: Microsoft is building a Linux

Ya know, why do companies make you read three paragraphs before even mentioning anything about what the thing actually is? tldr: Microsoft is building a Linux based system to run network switches. This is part of a trend in the industry that has been moving more network intelligence into abstracted software rather than proprietary hardware. Background: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking