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[–] xtools@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

did we arrive at the second stage of embrace, extend, extinguish?

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

No, Microsoft would likely sooner fully adopt the Linux kernel tbh.

It aligns with their software/service as a service model.

My bet is you’ll see a “windows 11” compatible user space running on Linux a la WSL ( LSW? ) in the coming decade.

I know Linux engineers who moved to Microsoft generally for this purpose

[–] xtools@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

that's how the "extinguish" phase start - integrate it closely into your own product, so people use yours instead