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| From | "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: WSL keeps getting better, and it's because Microsoft is finally admitting where developers want to be |
| Date | 2026-07-05 13:35 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nautstFdqp7U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <nat1csF3l9vU2@mid.individual.net> <112bk53$chl8$1@dont-email.me> <112c6uq$k25o$8@dont-email.me> |
On 2026-07-05 02:02, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Jul 2026 18:41:39 -0000 (UTC), Robert Heller wrote:
>
>>> <https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl-keeps-getting-better-and-its-because-microsoft-is-finally-admitting-where-developers-want-to-be/>
>>>
>> It is also *probably* too little too late.
>
> Quote:
>
> ... Microsoft really does need to make its OS comfortable for
> Linux developers to work in, because the alternative involves
> people ditching Windows entirely. For Microsoft to maintain its
> user base, it has to ensure that its operating system can do
> everything better than its competitors, and if that includes
> allowing people to code Linux apps instead of using its own tools,
> then that's what it needs to do.
>
> But if what its operating system is supposedly “doing better than
> competitors” is “running a Linux stack”, then pretty much by
> definition, native Linux itself will always do that better than any
> Windows-with-Linux-bag-hanging-off-the-side two-headed FrankenOS can
> manage.
Unless the user needs one of those applications that only exist for
Windows. For instance, some tax software for the USA.
--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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