[starik36]

You are kind of proving my point that Microsoft, in fact, was not "revived" by Nadella.

2. Maybe it is being worked on and maybe it'll even be great. The problem is that people don't replace personal assistants every 2 years. They lost the first mover advantage.

4. Windows for enterprises, specifically server versions are cash cows. I fail to see the value (to Microsoft) of a developer getting into the .NET ecosystem if they intend to run your code on Linux.

5. It's true that free alternatives have always been around. But now, they are reasonably good. And more importantly, good enough.

6. Yes, it does. It's actually one of the few places where they could monetize people getting into their ecosystem.