This is correct. On the client-side, MS is not worried much about Linux desktop and hence will not invest in office for Linux. On the server-side, Linux is a

This is correct. On the client-side, MS is not worried much about Linux desktop and hence will not invest in office for Linux. On the server-side, Linux is a platform of choice for new projects (I would say Kubernetes and containers but those are based on Linux) and hence windows server moved to a more legacy state. In this case, if Microsoft wants to be relevant for future projects, it must embrace Linux. However, since there is no money in Linux as an OS, Microsoft is in the process of becoming a hardware company due to azure. And as such, it would like to commoditize its supplement which is the OS.