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They want it to be a viable POSIX server.

The majority of web applications use languages with runtimes that hide any Linux specific features.

Given that the majority of enterprises allow only for Windows desktops, and won't pay for OS X machines, this is an appealing path to Ruby, Python, Erlang, Java, .NET Core, ... server based applications on azure cloud deployments.

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I doubt they want POSIX ever again.

They want 'me too' POSIX-enough Developer workloads right up to the Deploy phase, where they have are building cushy, hard-to-evade on-ramp to Azure.

Your argument is confusing... Can I deploy my Django app on Azure? If the answer is yes, what exactly, is "me too" about that?

Does your current code generation pipeline rely on a GNU, BSD or Microsoft Userland?

How about Libraries, Compiler or Runtime?

'Me too' is in MSFT providing a "Super Runtime" in the form of WSL.

If your app doesn't require Microsoft's kernel or user space functions, why should your team?

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