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Except Microsoft doesn't offer WSL-based hosting, and they currently don't offer their own Linux distro. This is a complement to their Azure business, basically.

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Partly false, Microsoft does have its own Linux distribution now.

https://github.com/microsoft/CBL-Mariner

Two actually, Sphere OS uses the Linux kernel.

Microsoft had an UNIX OS long time ago. It was called Xenix.

I know, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28784116

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