Linus Torvalds believes that Windows doesn't deserve jokes about the Blue Screen of Death. He argues that the reasons for the ...

By my count, Linux has over 11% of the desktop market. Here's how I got that number - and why people are making the leap.

What is Microsoft doing with Linux? Everything you need to know about its plans for open source Your email has been sent Microsoft is following the customers and the ecosystem, but pragmatic ...

Windows 10 is gone, and millions are turning to Linux. Here are the distros benefiting most, and what makes them so great.

In recent years, Microsoft has changed its attitude towards the open source operating system Linux. A slimmed-down version can be found, for example, in the Windows subsystem for Linux. This ...

Also in today’s open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews MX Linux 16, and Mac market share drops while Linux improves A former Valve developer recently shared some of the history behind the company’s ...

Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software ...

Microsoft's objection to Linux and the open-source movement centers on the idea of software being available for free, which threatens revenue for traditional software makers. However, Linux remains ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

A Microsoft engineer says that use the popular open source Linux operating system has now overtaken Windows on its own Microsoft Azure cloud platform. In an application to have Microsoft join a Linux ...

Fanboys insist we are getting the numbers wrong  For years, Linux fanboys have been insisting that this year will be the time ...

Microsoft Edge on Linux was shown of briefly during Build 2020. Microsoft first listed that the browser would come to Linux last November. The Chromium browser appears similar on Linux as to how it ...