For hating the operating system that was its biggest threat, Linux, to now calling its trainees to sign up for Linux is a complete u turn from the tech giant. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced a new training program to help teach the Windows faithful in the IT world how to use Linux, as long as they are using Linux on Microsoft’s Azure cloud services. However asking its developers to learn Linux makes business sense. Cloud computing as we know is the future and Microsoft want to capture as much business in cloud computing as is possible. Microsoft doesn’t desperately care how much of its home-grown software its customers use, so long as the software is running on Microsoft’s cloud, Azure. The Linux Foundation is thrilled. In a blog post by its director Jim Zemlin, he said:
