Microsoft Just Bought Linux?!

Summary: The video discusses Microsoft’s acquisition of Debian Linux for .3 billion, detailing plans to license all related distros under commercial subscription services and anticipate a transition towards a Windows-like environment by 2027, phasing out command-line interactions by 2028.

Keypoints:

• Microsoft acquired Debian Linux for .3 billion.
• The purchase includes all distros forked from Debian, such as Ubuntu, Mint, and Kali.
• Microsoft plans to license all historical Linux under commercial subscription services.
• Licensing costs are set at .95 per core for simpler distros like Mint and 9.95 per core for more complex ones like Ubuntu desktop.
• Shelley Lavine, a Microsoft representative, stated that all distros will transition to a Windows-like environment by 2027.
• Command-line interaction will be phased out entirely by 2028.
• The complete merge of Linux and Windows is expected by 2029.