Since .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, and Powershell Core is open source, they have been having a lot of tweets around running .NET Core and ASP.NET Core apps on Linux.

That and the fact that the next relase of SQL Server is going to run on Linux, and the fact it is now possible have GNU/Linux utilities with Windows Subsystems for Linux on Windows 10, it seems to me that Microsoft is making great strides to allow the possibility to mix and match platforms now.

How do you feel, as developers or those who are interested in being developers, about this movement toward mixed platforms? Do you think it is a good thing, or a bad thing? Do you there there is a lot of potential for Microsdt actually succeeding in allowing this mix and match? Do you think developers and system anaylsts has been welcoming of this change?

I feel like this is a good thing. Linux seems to be getting more and more mature and popular over time, so it's good to see it being embraced by more companies, particularly big ones.

However, I'm not totally sure I trust Microsoft. I'm not sure if Microsoft really just wants to support Linux or if they have some other intentions. I'm wondering if they really believe it's in their best interest to support Linux in order to continue selling software, which may well be the case. If that's true, then I wonder if that means Windows sales are lacking these days? I've certainly seen people moving away from Windows due to the changes starting with Windows 8.1, and speculation about Microsoft going to a subscription model for Windows.

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