I think I'm going to need more coffee to process this. Did I wake up in opposite land? Microsoft actually genuinely have a tutorial up on how to install Linux.
This isn't actually all that odd, considering Microsoft have the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) but the actual tutorial isn't just about that although it does come first in their list (because of course it does). However, it also has instructions on using it inside a traditional Virtual Machine and how to install it bare metal on a machine directly and even talks about dual boots. The tutorial isn't even half-bad, pretty reasonable actually.
Really the Microsoft of today is in many ways nothing like the Microsoft of old, although they do still do many questionable things getting into a list of that is not the point of this article.
Just kind of amazing to see how much of a turn-around Microsoft has had overall. There's the famous line from previous CEO Steve Ballmer saying that "Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches" back in 2001 to the "Microsoft Loves Linux" developer post in 2015. We've seen Microsoft call out upgrades to their Xbox Cloud Gaming for Linux and macOS, they regularly give out money to FOSS projects like GNOME, supporting their Edge browser directly on Linux, Microsoft also joined the Open Invention Network and lots more making Microsoft seem a lot more open.
With Windows 10 coming to end of support in October 14, 2025 and the free upgrade path from older Windows is now actually finally closed too maybe more people might actually need a free operating system.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Sorry, not in "other" ways, but in additional ways, as the old ways of them doing evil are still used by microsoft.
I haven't heard them having stopped supporting patent trolling or extorting protection money. They find way to profit from Linux through, and bloc companies that could have been more open to Free software from making thriving business with Linux by occupying a marketshare with Azure. Contrary to IBM/Red Hat, Microsoft does not contribute to Linux Desktop if you wants an example, and does not maintain a free user oriented Linux distribution based on Azure.
They are embracing Linux. Next step is the extending part. We all know where this will lead...
how?, how could microsoft extinguish linux, linux is much bigger than microsoft(they couldn't win with windows server), they can crap on their linux fork, but they aren't powerful enough to crap on linux, we have to much companies there, and linus gonna tell them to fuck off
expand, yes, extinguish nah
Chrome -> Edge (Repel in progress...)
Linux -> Windows with WSL (Repel in progress...)
Android -> Windows with WSA (Repel in progress...)
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