[Info-vax] RMS intro

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/31/2023 11:51 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Dec 2023 22:35:34 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

>> It stands for Linux, but that does not mean that they are trying to move
>> the general Windows user to a Linux experience.
> 
> That seems inevitable, though. At some point it is going to become a
> mandatory part of any Windows install. I’m not saying it was Microsoft’s
> conscious intention when they introduced it, but it will become the path
> of least resistance.

MS could roll it out to every Windows user tomorrow if they
wanted to.

But why on earth would they want to do that??

For servers the preference is real ESXi/Hyper-V/KVM not WSL.

For desktop/laptop the vast majorities of users has no interest
in Linux at all. Windows are facing serious challenges, but not
from (traditional) Linux. Windows usage is dropping because
people are switching to Android/iOS phones/tablets.

People are switching from a GUI centric OS (Windows) to
GUI only OS (Android & iOS) for casual use. Expecting them
to use WSL command line utilities is a non-starter.

Arne