I'm suddenly imagining Microsoft abandoning the Windows kernel and switching to a full Linux kernel in the future. At that point, Windows would just become ano

I'm suddenly imagining Microsoft abandoning the Windows kernel and switching to a full Linux kernel in the future. At that point, Windows would just become another Linux distro. We could finally talk about it being the year of the Linux desktop without it being a meme. On one hand, it could mean MS could lay off a TON of staff since they don't have to maintain their own kernel and can rely on open source. On the other, it would likely mean that software designed for Windows could now easily be run on any other Linux distro with little work. For many people (especially gamers), there'd be no reason to use Windows anymore. It's a pipe dream, for sure. If it happened, wouldn't it require MS to open source Windows, especially if they made their own modifications to the Linux kernel?