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rvense on Sept 11, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI

They probably know they can't stop developers from deploying to Linux. They're trying to the Windows desktop relevant.

pjmlp on Sept 11, 2021 [–]

They don't need to try while fighting 1% GNU/Linux desktop.

The whole point of WSL is to bring into Windows, those devs that buy Apple hardware instead of supporting Linux OEMs, and couldn't care less as long as they have their POSIX like experience.

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