Why Microsoft Won't Use the Linux Kernel for Windows | Linux Today

Why Microsoft Won’t Use the Linux Kernel for Windows

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Feb 13, 2017

There are a number of reasons why Microsoft won’t use the Linux kernel for Windows. For one there is a huge difference in the technical aspects of the Linux Kernel and the NT kernel.

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