Is it wrong to use Microsoft products on Linux? | Linux Today

Is it wrong to use Microsoft products on Linux?

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Swapnil Bhartiya
Aug 13, 2016

Whenever I write about Microsoft’s change in attitude toward Linux, I get pushback from a segment of the Linux user community. That makes me wonder if it’s really okay to use Microsoft products on Linux. If not, why?

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Swapnil Bhartiya

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