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Re windows desktop, no, it's not a complicated way of saying that. I am talking about, for example:

- ASP.NET Core backends running on anything (e.g. Linux)

- Angular or Vue frontends running on anything

- applications using SQL Server databases running on anything

- applications targeting on-prem Windows servers or VMs or, sure, Windows desktops

- data / reporting systems that interact with AAS

Apparently I phrased my response poorly. I was responding to the narrow context of the idea that devs aren't using Azure VMs instead of Macs. I was not disputing the popularity of Azure.

Microsoft sales is surprisingly good at selling Azure to c-level at companies where the primary output isn't software, based on existing Windows/Office deployments. Unfortunately also true for Teams. Retailers are also often opposed to AWS because they consider Amazon a competitor in its entirety.

Just so you know this is a very ignorant comment. I don't mean that as an insult, but literally you are ignorant of the facts. If you care you should use this opportunity to educate yourself on the state of the Microsoft stack.