ZDNET key takeaways The Linux desktop has continued its slow growth.Linux has been making gains in no small part because of ...

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 ...

What is Microsoft doing with Linux? Everything you need to know about its plans for open source Your email has been sent Microsoft is following the customers and the ecosystem, but pragmatic ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Both Linux Mint and Zorin OS are great operating systems.You'll find ease of use and a wide range of ...

Microsoft has done a few custom Linux projects over the years. There was a Linux-based OS for datacenter network switches and a Linux-based microcontroller OS that it built for its Azure Sphere secure ...

Linus Torvalds believes that Windows doesn't deserve jokes about the Blue Screen of Death. He argues that the reasons for the ...

Also in today’s open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews MX Linux 16, and Mac market share drops while Linux improves A former Valve developer recently shared some of the history behind the company’s ...

I used to say that Microsoft would release a Microsoft desktop Linux -- MS-Linux or Lindows -- when pigs fly. Lately, though, I've been hearing oinking from the sky. Here's why. After testing the ...

Fanboys insist we are getting the numbers wrong  For years, Linux fanboys have been insisting that this year will be the time ...

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 ...

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A Microsoft engineer says that use the popular open source Linux operating system has now overtaken Windows on its own Microsoft Azure cloud platform. In an application to have Microsoft join a Linux ...