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For the first time ever, Microsoft will distribute its own version of Linux
- Theodores 8y agoI wonder if the realities of device drivers and hardware support come into play, if everyone only has to target a flavour of linux then that makes it easier. So Microsoft just have to put a wrapper around a core linux box that does all the heavy lifting. Sounds good to me.
- catach 8y agoIs this the end of the "embrace" stage or the beginning of the "extend" stage? The "MS-designed chip" bit might actually be the most interesting part of the eventual story, though.
- spartanatreyu 8y agoSeems like they're trying to fix the problem of vendors not releasing security updates after 2-3 years of the product's launch by taking on the responsibility themselves. They'd be looking at long term gains here
- shiftoutbox 8y agoDingus it April 16th . You are 15 days late !
- megaman22 8y agoFar from the first Microsoft Unix, however https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix
- ja27 8y agoYes - that was my first *nix, on a multi-user TRS-80.
- macintux 8y agoDupe. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16853361 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16853361
- awat 8y agoAlert:: Hell has frozen over But seriously I still don’t know what to make of Microsofts new(ish) adoption of Linux it seems positive for Linux overall but I’m cautiously optimistic.