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It seems that Microsoft decided to open source those code, which is good news. But I don't understand. What could Microsoft gain by doing so?
by maxloh 5y ago
It seems that Microsoft decided to open source those code, which is good news.
But I don't understand. What could Microsoft gain by doing so?
- sydbarrett74 5y ago
- genmud 5y agoMicrosoft is going all in on being a recurring revenue company. Being able to execute win32 code on Linux can help them move workloads to azure.
- jqpabc123 5y agoAnd give Win32 an entry into the IOT market.
- jqpabc123 5y agoWhat could Microsoft gain by doing so? Increased mindshare and demand for Win32 and Windows. Why bother learning Linux if Win32 will run on it at near native speed? In the view of large market driven organizations like MS, Open Source is just a free labor market willing and able to be exploited.