Re:DirectX is coming to the Windows Subsystem for Linux
by AshleyGrant on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @12:00PM
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O365 is SaaS. Customers that are hosting Exchange on-prem are being encouraged to move to O365 for email. Same for SharePoint. If I had to guess, O365 is helping to reduce, not grow, the market share of Windows server.
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Re:DirectX is coming to the Windows Subsystem for Linux
by NeverFade on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @06:57PM
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What's important is that server-side services that Microsoft offers are replacing Linux servers. Whether it's SaaS like Office365 or more traditional server software like Exchange and Sharepoint is not crucial.
Re:DirectX is coming to the Windows Subsystem for Linux
by 5partan on Thursday May 21, 2020 @08:01AM
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Except that Linux usage on Azure has surpassed that of Windows a long time ago...
Re:DirectX is coming to the Windows Subsystem for Linux
by NeverFade on Thursday May 21, 2020 @12:03PM
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And I was talking specifically about Microsoft products like Office365, Exchange, and Sharepoint.
Re:DirectX is coming to the Windows Subsystem for Linux
by halbritt on Thursday May 21, 2020 @10:17PM
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Microsoft's interest in on-premises business with these products is waning, just as the market share for them is also waning. They most assuredly aren't trying to win the war against Linux on the server. That war has been won (by Linux) and MS is off chasing other revenue streams that are growing.