With the end of support for Windows 10 finally here, many have (perhaps surprisingly) opted instead to jump to Linux instead ...

Linux companies are incensed by a recently published Microsoft document that compares Windows XP Embedded to embedded Linux, calling some of its claims misleading or factually wrong. The document ...

More companies are using the threat of Linux when negotiating deals with Microsoft, one of the company's senior executives has admitted. A year after a letter from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to his ...

PC gaming is in the middle of a quiet platform revolt. Frustration with Windows 11’s direction is colliding with a once‑niche ...

Hell must be getting chilly. Microsoft is no longer just supporting Linux as Hyper-V virtual machines (VM) and Azure clouds, the Redmond giant is producing its very own Linux "distribution" -- Azure ...

In today's open source roundup: How Microsoft could get rid of Linux once and for all. Plus: Has Windows 10 already killed Linux on the desktop? And Mozilla might have sneaked ads into Firefox via ...

Also in today's open source roundup: Five Linux distros that break the mold, and Google releases the largest Android security update. Microsoft has been getting a lot of positive press lately for ...

The integration of the open source platform in many facets of Microsoft means that Windows IT pros may need to update their skill sets. A few years ago, I received a rather alarming e-mail. I had just ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- While the battle between Microsoft and the open-source software movement dominates headlines, another phenomenon is shaping the marketplace -- at least for servers used by ...

Most U.S. businesses say there is very little difference between the cost of maintaining a Windows versus a Linux-based corporate computing environment, according to a new Yankee Group study released ...

Why is Microsoft showing so much interest in Linux? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Mathew ...

Microsoft announced today that the Chromium-based Edge web browser is now generally available on the Linux platform via the stable channel. Soon after its official launch on January 15, 2020, the new ...