Microsoft do make money from Linux though. For example, Microsoft SQL Server runs on Linux, and you can use Linux in Azure (both of which are part of their core business).

[–] shankrabbit@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Not that irrelevant. They even have their own distro: Mariner

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago

This one goes in the hall of fame for sure

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Microsoft's operating system accounts for a vanishingly small percentage of server hosting, and their deathgrip on personal computing is starting to slip. (Particularly as Android has already replaced Windows as the most popular operating system.)

Microsoft is well past "not worried", looking at "too late to do anything about it" in the rear view mirror, and barreling toward "cease to exist if they don't continue to stick the landing on interoperability with Linux and Android".

Microsoft's long term relevance plan counts on cloud tools on Linux and their Office Suite on every platform.

[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Funny you should say that because they just dropped Android Subsystem for Windows

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah. I can't say I blame them, in that front.

As someone who often runs apps on hardware the app was never meant to run on, it's not great.

There may be a unified Android / Linux package type coming, when more laptops are touchscreens and more phones are dockable workstations. But I doubt the Windows kernel will have much to do with either.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft is earning crap loads of money from Android. The more Android phones are being sold, the more money Microsoft gets.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah. To be clear, I'm not calling them out. Just pointing out that Microsoft is very aware that Windows isn't the future of the company, anymore.