Microsoft and Canonical Bring Linux Apps to Windows
The latest big Linux-friendly move by Microsoft was the introduction of Windows Subsystem on Linux. The product provides binary compatibility for Linux-based apps running on Windows -- which means Linux apps can run directly on a Windows system, without special emulation. The drawback is that only certain apps are supported, and when Microsoft says "Linux apps," it really means "command-line Ubuntu apps" -- at least for now.
The latest big Linux-friendly move by Microsoft was the introduction of Windows Subsystem on Linux. The product provides binary compatibility for Linux-based apps running on Windows — which means Linux apps can run directly on a Windows system, without special emulation. The drawback is that only certain apps are supported, and when Microsoft says "Linux apps," it really means "command-line Ubuntu apps" — at least for now.
