I know it's still hard for some of you to wrap your minds around it, but Microsoft really does support Linux these days. A case in point: Back in June, Microsoft released Microsoft Defender Advanced ...

An executive braves the crowds at LinuxWorld to field questions about how Microsoft conducts business and whether it will consider making Linux versions of applications such as Office and SQL Server.

The software giant is moving to a new phase in its competitive attack, arguing that the company is better than IBM and Linux when it comes to connecting different applications. Stephen Shankland ...

Let’s start with gaming. For years, gaming was easier on Windows, but a growing number of Linux distros are great for gaming ...

Windows 10 now lets you run Linux GUI apps (X11 and Wayland) without using a virtual machine after Microsoft added GUI support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). "The Windows Subsystem for ...

The Unix underpinnings of Mac OS make it feel familiar and accessible to programmers used to working in Unix-like environments. Apple’s Xcode IDE and other development tools are thoughtfully crafted ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- While the battle between Microsoft and the open-source software movement dominates headlines, another phenomenon is shaping the marketplace -- at least for servers used by ...

Torvalds thinks AI's best use may be to help get young developers excited about programming. Torvalds is pleased that AI has prompted Nvidia to become a significant contributor to the Linux kernel.

Microsoft has released C# 14 and .NET 10, a long-term support version, along with a bunch of related products including ...

Much of modern operating system functionality happens in and around the kernel. That’s a problem when you’re implementing monitoring and observability tools or adding low-level security tools because ...