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Discussion on: Will Windows and Linux be merged in the future?

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Davide Bellone

Uhm, I don't think that Microsoft would spend time and money to develop a functionality like WSL just to "make life easier". In my opinion, everything is developed with a profit in mind, even if not immediate. So there must be something going on for this choice...
For Linux-oriented developers there is the possibility to use a VM on Windows (and however develop using VSCode).

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Austin S. Hemmelgarn

Making life easier for their users increases the likelihood that their users will continue to use their operating system, which is profitable for MS. You have to remember that their primary goal is to get as many people using Windows as possible, because that translates to them selling licenses for Windows and makes it easier for them to sell their other products.

And, honestly, other than being forced to use the Windows Store (or PowerShell) to install it in the first place, being forced to use the horrendous console host interface (which is thankfully going away long-term), and having severely limited filesystem performance, it really is better for many developers than a VM.

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Davide Bellone

Well, on this you are totally rigth!