NewsForge has posted this article about a Linux developer and his job interview with Microsoft. “A Linux developer — he prefers to remain anonymous — has told NewsForge he was recently contacted by Microsoft and invited to a job interview. He accepted, and during the interview he asked the obvious question: Why was Microsoft interested in hiring someone with strong Linux skills? The reply was that Microsoft is working on an emulator that will allow Windows users to run Unix.”

“Asked whether Microsoft is considering integrating the virtual technology into the core Windows kernel, Huffman skirted the issue, saying Microsoft is committed to developing virtualization solutions for the Windows platform. “It’s too early to say how we will deliver these solutions going forward,” Huffman said.” Perhaps Microsoft thinks that by running Linux on an emulator within Windows will eliminate Linux as a threat to their desktop monopoly. I think they’ll find that is not the case.