WSL2 can now mount Linux ext4 disks directly

Re:WSL2 can now mount Linux ext4 disks directly by npteljes on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @09:04AM (#29161845)

It's so that the next generation of developers don't need to learn Virtualbox or any other virtualization stuff. I think the power tools are not en vogue in general. I have seen many of my software engineer colleagues doing their work with basic tools like Notepad and Windows Explorer.

So answer your question: this is one Microsoft's newer efforts to lock people into Windows. This is one of the ways which are not locking people in by force; this one works by inducing complacency.

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Re:WSL2 can now mount Linux ext4 disks directly by guhidalg on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @09:11AM (#29161936)

Or, hot take here, they just want you to be more productive on Windows so you continue buying Windows. Surprise! That's how innovation works! You keep using the product if it's easier than the alternative.

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Re:WSL2 can now mount Linux ext4 disks directly by npteljes on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @09:54AM (#29162517)

There's an even better thing, for them, which is when people don't have a real alternative.

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