Well, this approach of live and let live by Microsoft could be promising. I mean, if they are willing to let Linux people remain in peace, then that is really good news, right? Maybe they might even start offering services themselves that will benefit the Linux community? Eh, you never know…

Microsoft representatives say the company is stepping up its efforts to coax customers to replace Linux with Windows, highlighting a new campaign aimed at specific kinds of server workloads.

Speaking at the company’s annual financial-analyst meeting on Thursday, Kevin Johnson, a Microsoft group vice president, said the software giant is focused on offering specific products and services aimed at three types of workloads where Linux is now a common choice: Web servers, high-performance computing, and edge servers.

“We are targeting product and technology offerings to the unique needs of running those workloads,” he said. [Read the rest]