And I agree that Microsoft is doing so for its own selfish reasons so it can continue to rake in billions from enterprise and OEM licensing, while the plucky Linux underdogs rely mostly on the generosity of sponsors and community spirit. I take your point that WSL creates a new problem for Linux lovers by invalidating a default use case. It's not that hard (see below) but the fact that I had to go and look for a solution just speaks to how crap and broken the Linux desktop experience is by default. My most recent desktop annoyance was installing P圜harm on a a laptop running Ubuntu, and then finding that there was no obvious way to either add it to my start menu or the dock (it's built in Java and launches from a shell script, and though it shows up in the dock when it's running, there's no option to pin it there). GNOME these days feels like a clunky kid's toy.

I know GUI development is a lot more work, but I've been very disappointed by the snail's pace of advancement on Linux, and how little experimentation or efforts at standardization there are. Loving the command line is one thing, but i love GUIs precisely because I didn't have access to them early on, and being able to see things on a screen is still magical for me. So the first arcade game I encountered was Pong and when I was old enough to start working with computers it was with dumb terminals to mainframes and punch-tape print spoolers that experience of working with technology that was already obsolete is kinda like extra lifespan. As well as being middle aged I also grew up in a technological backwater. I agree with your bare metal magic point, but I also like using a GUI. I've been using Linux since within a week or two of Linus' first release, and for a long time my primary machine was running Redhat, Gnome and Enlightenment - my current preference is not for lack of experience or interest. I run both Windows and Linux boxes but I just prefer Windows despite the various shortcomings.

WSL is just good old competition at work.

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