https://wccftech.com/microsoft-linux-a-cancer-warming-up-beat-macbooks/ > Microsoft announced its updated Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) at its Build 2019 conference, which now includes a full custom-built Linux kernel. WSL allows Windows users to run the full version of Linux on their Windows 10 machines. The company said the in-house Linux kernel based on Linux 4.19 will “reduce boot time, streamline memory use, improve filesystem I/O performance, and will run Docker containers natively so that a VM is no longer needed for containers on Windows.” All of this effectively translates into a better life for developers because now they will be running Linux directly on Windows without having everything filtered through the Windows kernel. > While this appeared to be another effort from the Windows maker to warm up to Linux, a report from Business Insider reveals that the company is looking to pry developers away from Apple’s ecosystem because even at Microsoft itself, many software developers had started favoring Apple’s machines over Windows.