If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux, it means I've won - L.T.

He won a while ago with http://www.stefanoforenza.com/has-torvalds-finally-won/. And then a couple of years ago they contributed 20,000 lines of code to the Linux kernel, see http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/07/microsoft-aims... for details.

As for Torvalds' reaction? See http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/07/linus-torvalds... for his thoughts (the original source is behind a paywall or else I'd link to it).

Around 2000 or so Microsoft had a Windows Media Player binary for Linux and other Unix systems (Solaris, and HP/UX at least). It used to crash a lot but could play some .asf files. If I am not mistaken it was a Motif application.

But MPlayer was released at around that time and it was much better. I don't think anyone actually used WMP for anything and it was discontinued.

This was back when Real.com was THE media juggernaut and Microsoft was trying to catch up. Real had Linux binaries so I think they were just copying the formula.

(Yes, it was called Windows Media Player even under Linux).

The quote is listed on wikiquote, and a number of other quotation lists, but there doesn't seem to be a source or citation that I can find.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds#Unsourced

Won what?

Circle jerk reddit posts on HN?

Sorry, but the Android app market is practically insignificant compared to iOS.

Does Office for Mac not count?