Because they don't have to EEE Linux If you want to run Linux in the cloud, you've got a bunch of providers (Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc) Microsoft simply

Because they don't have to EEE Linux If you want to run Linux in the cloud, you've got a bunch of providers (Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc) Microsoft simply wants to be in that market, so they'll offer the same products their competition does. Anything they can do to make Linux better on Azure is considered a net gain for them