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Even if we take this as true, and they only care about making WSL and related projects as a means to the end of acquiring more users/dollars… where is the bad n
by akerl_ 5y ago
Even if we take this as true, and they only care about making WSL and related projects as a means to the end of acquiring more users/dollars… where is the bad news?
The average ice cream shop exists to sell me ice cream, they’re not on an ideological quest to improve the craft. And I can eat their ice cream just fine, because I like ice cream.
- hmfrh 5y ago> where is the bad news? The bad news come when you reach the "Extinguish" phase. [1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguis...
- heavyset_go 5y agoAsk yourself this: would a public-facing ice cream shop run by Google, Microsoft or Facebook be content with just simply selling you ice cream? Microsoft sells Windows, but they are not content with just simply selling you an OS. There's plenty of privacy violating data collection and ads in the OS.
- skohan 5y agoMore importantly, if they are giving away free ice cream, what do you think they expect to gain in return?
- akerl_ 5y agoEnterprise users whose employers pay money for support and management tooling.
- akerl_ 5y agoThis isn’t really a counterpoint to what I’m saying. Windows 10 has tons of stuff that I don’t like. But the advancements in WSL and open source are a good thing. By all means, apply pressure to Microsoft for things that they do wrong, and for bad decisions they make. But when they’re doing a good thing, maybe the default stance shouldn’t be to speculate about ill intent. Sometimes it’s nice to just enjoy the good thing.