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Re:GPU Video acceleration in the Windows Subsystem for Linux... by Femtiono on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @08:24AM (#34788893)
Of course they want to control the ecosystem the same as every one else.

There is a reason for NES games having a certificate from Nintendo.

And yes most developers do not care about it anyway if it's good.

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Re:GPU Video acceleration in the Windows Subsystem for Linux... by shmerl on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:13PM (#34792514)
That's not an excuse for lock-in. But they indeed always tried to do that. ActiveX, browser wars, etc.
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