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I don’t see Microsoft releasing a desktop Linux but I can see them releasing a Microsoft Azure Linux distro. Linux is already massive on Azure so it makes a lo

I don’t see Microsoft releasing a desktop Linux but I can see them releasing a Microsoft Azure Linux distro. Linux is already massive on Azure so it makes a lot of sense from a support POV. Whether they go with their own version or just buy a distributor (Ubuntu for example) is an interesting question though.

exikyut 8y ago
Eep, MS buying Canonical. With GitHub, I can't even sweepingly dismiss the idea.
- bpye 8y ago
  At least they can kill Launchpad then right? I can't be the only person that hates it.
- gmueckl 8y ago
  MS buying Canonical would be an epic irony given how Mark Shuttleworth promoted Ubuntu at the beginning and how he wrote Bug #1 ( https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 ).
  - sebazzz 8y ago
    That bug only affects 2450 people. That's ironic. Still, I don't think Microsoft would have a Linux distribution itself, for consumers, the cloud and related services is the current focus for Microsoft.