It's convenient to get everything out-of-the-box with minimal configuration and supported by the operating system vendor. I think that's the main point of the

It's convenient to get everything out-of-the-box with minimal configuration and supported by the operating system vendor. I think that's the main point of the WSL. Most of the things people are using it for could have been done for years with a separate Linux VM, but getting smooth experience was not trivial.