No joke: Linux is coming to Microsoft's app store
It sounds weird, but it makes perfect sense. In early 2016, Microsoft announced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), a way for developers to use full versions of Linux within Windows 10 itself.
Putting aside the historical ramifications here - Microsoft spent the 90s unsuccessfully trying to stamp out Linux, a free alternative to Windows - it was a move intended to bait programmers into using Windows 10.
Here's the thinking: Developers like using Linux software, Windows 10 supports Linux software and Windows software, so maybe consider doing all your development with Windows 10. It was well-received by developers, and has apparently emboldened Microsoft to go further.
So adding Ubtuntu, Suse, and Fedora to the Windows Store is actually just a way to make it easier to get started with the WSL by letting you install the Linux version of your choice. Still, gosh, if you need a sign that Microsoft has changed, look no further.
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