2014: Microsoft Professes Love of Linux
A couple of years ago Microsoft announced that it "loves" Linux. From there, the company, whose former CEO once called Linux a "cancer," has forged all manner of partnerships with open source companies like Red Hat and Canonical, and it has made its own technology much easier to use on open source platforms.
Whatever one thinks about Microsoft's true intentions, the company's decision to embrace open source has created plenty of new integration opportunities surrounding Linux.
A couple of years ago Microsoft announced that it "loves" Linux. From there, the company, whose former CEO once called Linux a "cancer," has forged all manner of partnerships with open source companies like Red Hat and Canonical, and it has made its own technology much easier to use on open source platforms.
Whatever one thinks about Microsoft's true intentions, the company's decision to embrace open source has created plenty of new integration opportunities surrounding Linux.