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Far more in line with their EEE tradition: - 2021: Windows Subsystem for Linux that can run pretty much any Linux program - 2024: Custom proprietary extension
by Noughmad 5y ago
Far more in line with their EEE tradition:
- 2021: Windows Subsystem for Linux that can run pretty much any Linux program
- 2024: Custom proprietary extensions in WSL, hidden "incentives" to make sure some important software runs only on WSL
- 2027: Nobody uses Linux without WSL anymore
- 2030: WSL now costs $200 per year.
- cwyers 5y agoExcept Microsoft doesn't offer WSL-based hosting, and they currently don't offer their own Linux distro. This is a complement to their Azure business, basically.
- Flameancer 5y agoPartly false, Microsoft does have its own Linux distribution now. https://github.com/microsoft/CBL-Mariner https://github.com/microsoft/CBL-Mariner
- pjmlp 5y agoTwo actually, Sphere OS uses the Linux kernel.
- DeathArrow 5y agoMicrosoft had an UNIX OS long time ago. It was called Xenix.
- pjmlp 5y agoI know, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28784116 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28784116
- gopiandcode 5y agoDon't forget, before the last step, they'll first subsidise universities and schools to explicitly train their students to have a dependence on WSL, so that they can maximally exploit their users when they introduce a fee.
- mro_name 5y agothey might not even be after a fee – having locked in people keeps them in the industry. And that pays.