Linux Use On Microsoft Azure Crosses 60%, AlmaLinux Now An Endorsed Distro

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux Use On Microsoft Azure Crosses 60%, AlmaLinux Now An Endorsed Distro

For years there have been statements about how over half of the VMs running within the Microsoft Azure public cloud are Linux-based... In a new blog post today is the first time I am seeing Microsoft cite now "over 60%" Linux marketshare on Microsoft's cloud...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Azure-Endorses-AlmaLinux

[sarmad]

Waiting for HEL88 to do his usual math.

[pWe00Iri3e7Z9lHOX2Qx]

Nice job working through things and congrats to the Alma folks.

[pWe00Iri3e7Z9lHOX2Qx]

Also, AlmaLinux has some very nice backgrounds.

[Abacus123]

Microsoft loves GNU/Linux as long as you aren't using it bare metal on a desktop PC

[rmfx]

Don’t tell me it’s conspiracy anymore to say that even Microsoft recognizes Linux as a better choice for servers.

[Kjell]

Microsoft loves GNU/Linux as long as you aren't using it bare metal on a desktop PC

It'll be their downfall

[pWe00Iri3e7Z9lHOX2Qx]

Microsoft loves GNU/Linux as long as you aren't using it bare metal on a desktop PC

They would love that too if you were paying for Office 365 online apps . Really they have pivoted to a services company pretty successfully (from a revenue / market perspective at least). If desktop Linux adoption were to speed up significantly, they'd just offer more of those services directly to Linux users. Windows isn't really a cash cow for them anymore. But they could make native versions of Office, a native Game Pass client that leverages Proton and has a curated game set that works well in Linux, etc. What they really want is that recurring service revenue. For better or worse, they still have an easy path to remain a trillion dollar company even if desktop Linux became dominant.

[lowflyer]

It's the embrace before the kill

[Chewi]

Flatcar maintainer, at your service. We're going to support Secure Boot on Azure with Trusted Launch quite soon.