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Embrace.
LMAO. Microsoft really made Windows Server and won't even use that crap themselves.
They don't want to deal with their licensing either 😂
Have you used WS? It is a beast and is totally different. It is also the only option for many organizations as Samba and Linux aren't doable in some cases.
SAMBA? Did you mean Azure blob storage?
No Samba as in the SMB server
You missed the joke
Still funny that there's a Microsoft Linux distro. Didn't think that would ever happen 20 years ago.
It is so funny to me as well. I remember M$ calling Linux cancer
They were right, it’s metastasising now
LINK PLEASE LMFAO
The original interview is no longer available, but here are references.
https://www.theregister.com/2013/08/24/top_10_steve_ballmer_quotes_from_microsoft_history/
"Ballmer: I may have called Linux a cancer but now I love it" https://www.zdnet.com/article/ballmer-i-may-have-called-linux-a-cancer-but-now-i-love-it/
"Former Microsoft CEO Ballmer does about-face on Linux technology" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-ballmer-linux-idUSKCN0WC2RA/
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=microsoft+calls+linux+cancer
MS has been using Linux on their servers for years
And are now releasing something for users, which is a different animal.
It is for running on Azure and is the base under WSL.
Literally no difference.
Oh neat! What comes after that?
Extend and then Extinguish