The love affair between Microsoft and Linux ; the reality!!!!

If you're still wondering why the September print cover
story is all about open source.Open source was long the antithesis of
everything Microsoft traditionally stood for, it's no secret
those days are long past.
But even as Microsoft incrementally started dipping its arms
into various open source world over the past decade, it was often with
the goal of boosting the fortunes of
its proprietary software. Hence, the community greeted any
moves with suspicion and cynicism, often with good reason.
As the company built out Microsoft Azure and supported Linux, Java and a
myriad of other open source platforms several years ago, it went largely
unnoticed outside the Microsoft community. The inflexion point was nearly
a year ago when CEO Satya Nadella said "Microsoft loves Linux." In my
mind, it was clear Microsoft was all in when Azure CTO Mark Russinovich
earlier this year didn't rule out the possibility of Microsoft open sourcing
Windows.
To determine how the open source community really views Microsoft's
moves, I turned to respected author Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols. Vaughn-
Nichols has covered the mainstream open source industry since its
beginning nearly two decades ago and has penned many articles and
columns exploring Microsoft's moves with a cynical eye.
If anyone could find something unscrupulous, or even suspicious, he would
be the one to find it. Indeed, many are adamantly cynical of Microsoft's
open source motives. Others remain skeptical given Microsoft's Android
patent suits, but am willing to give the company the benefit of the doubt.while there still exists a loudening chorus of prominent members of the open source
community who are outright impressed, a sign Microsoft is incrementally
becoming a welcome member.
When Microsoft finally get these to full effect,the market is their's to conquer....