Exactly the point. Were I describing the concept, I'd say 'It is a Linux subsystem for Windows', if I said 'a Windows subsystem for Linux', you'd think I meant

Exactly the point. Were I describing the concept, I'd say 'It is a Linux subsystem for Windows', if I said 'a Windows subsystem for Linux', you'd think I meant WINE. I hate the loss of clarity in our speech and I wonder what the cumulative effect will be.