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You still see Microsoft's predictable behavior in 2018 by looking at a discontinued product from 2012-2014? I think that's evidence that there has been a shift,
by ewzimm 8y ago
You still see Microsoft's predictable behavior in 2018 by looking at a discontinued product from 2012-2014? I think that's evidence that there has been a shift, and support for Linux has improved significantly since then.
Of course, if the user's motivation for using Linux is in protest against Microsoft, this won't matter, but for those who work in multiple platforms, Microsoft seems to have the most comprehensive vision of computing: not tied to any particular technology or license but fully integrated and interoperable. This is a good attitude worth supporting, even if you might object to some of their other policies. We're moving toward the era of ubiquitous computing where there's a single ecosystem with multiple technologies powering an integrated whole.
- baldfat 8y agoLong time Linux user and it is still my preferred OS, but I never understood the hypocrisy of the MS hate in Linux. Normally it is written on an Apple product running OS X and a VM of Linux for a server. Over the years Apple's laptops are the number one laptop at Linux conferences. As a whole Apple has been the biggest enemy to open source even though they have had some good open source projects. MS has had several years showing that Linux and Open Source makes business sense just like most of us have been saying for years.