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> Microsoft has built up good will through efforts like VS Code That's the Trojan Horse https://ghuntley.com/fracture/ https://ghuntley.com/fracture/

• squarefoot 2y ago
  Don't forget WSL. Step 1: "Why do I need to run Linux? I already have it in Windows" Step 2: "Oh, and now this software runs better on WSL or requires WSL to work properly"
  • bsuvc 2y ago
    WSL seems like a variation of the Embrace, Extend, Extinguish tactic Microsoft has used in the past. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extingu...
  • chx 2y ago
    Win 10 + WSL is currently the only working desktop OS I am aware of. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40782058 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40782058
    • PawgerZ 2y ago
      Can you explain what you mean when you say that it's the "only working desktop OS I am aware of"