Doubtful Linux can ever meaningfully challenge Windows 11? This new distro may change your mind

Does the future belong to Linux? It's way too early to call that, but new Loss32 project should make Microsoft sit up and ...

A Microsoft engineer says that the use of Linux has overtaken Windows on its own Microsoft Azure cloud

In recent years, Microsoft has warmed up to Linux, which it used to see as a rival. Now, there's more use of Linux than Windows on Microsoft Azure.

How AI and Rust are rewriting Linux and Windows programming

Maintainers and developers are now using AI to help build Linux. Simultaneously, Rust has graduated to being a co-equal language with C for mainstream Linux development. However, the programming world ...

While Microsoft is obsessed with AI, Valve is stealing PC gaming away

Microsoft’s big focus for Windows is AI integration. Meanwhile, Valve has been not-so-quietly pilfering the entire PC gaming ...
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6 things Windows users always get wrong about Linux (and what’s actually true)

Linux is foundational to the internet, so finding support is straightforward. Whether we're speaking of official or ...
PC World

Microsoft tells Windows users how to install Linux

In recent years, Microsoft has changed its attitude towards the open source operating system Linux. A slimmed-down version can be found, for example, in the Windows subsystem for Linux. This ...
ZDNet

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux just hit a major milestone

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for running GNU/Linux environments on Windows 10 and Windows 11 has reached version 1.0.0 and is now generally available. Microsoft has been building WSL, ...
CNET

Microsoft FUDwatch: Windows vs. Linux security

Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software ...