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Will they lobby for laws that prohibit Linux or make it difficult to install? What actions might they take in the future?

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 50 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Embrace, extend, extinguish.

SQL Server runs on Linux. Azure supports Linux. The next step is to extend into their own distro, get everyone using it, then drop support for mainstream Linux.

Will it work? Maybe. They'll have to make Microsoft Linux more attractive than Debian and Red Hat.

[–] Valso@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What do you think Ubuntu is? Microsoft's touch in it is so obvious that only a fool would miss it.

[–] msage@programming.dev 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] CoryCoolguy@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 4 days ago

Where does LP work these days, anyway?