--- title: Linux Just Did Something Microsoft Never Expected — And... description: A video discussing a significant development in the Linux ecosystem that reportedly caught Microsoft off guard, suggesting a shift in the competitive landscape... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-just-did-something-microsoft-never-expected-and-it-s-too-late-to-stop-it-8pobxujk2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linux Just Did Something Microsoft Never Expected — And It's Too Late to Stop It | daily.dev og:description: A video discussing a significant development in the Linux ecosystem that reportedly caught Microsoft off guard, suggesting a shift in the competitive landscape... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-just-did-something-microsoft-never-expected-and-it-s-too-late-to-stop-it-8pobxujk2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8PoBxUjk2.png og:image:alt: Linux Just Did Something Microsoft Never Expected — And It's Too Late to Stop It og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux Just Did Something Microsoft Never Expected — And It's Too Late to Stop It **[Al Mamun Khan](https://daily.dev/sources/gzaup_zyd)** · [@devmamun](https://daily.dev/devmamun) · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary A video discussing a significant development in the Linux ecosystem that reportedly caught Microsoft off guard, suggesting a shift in the competitive landscape between Linux and Windows that may be difficult to reverse. ## Content [Linux Just Did Something Microsoft Never Expected](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7KTWXHF_Lk) ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@jibonkrishnaroy** · 2 upvotes > Thanks for share this topic. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - 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