Re: Do Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs Require Linux?

On Wed, 22 May 2024 15:07:25 +0000, Tyrone wrote:

Not to mention that every other computer on the planet now runs on some
form of Unix. Macs, iPads, iPhones and Apple watches are all running
Unix.

Umm, while Apple is technically a “Unix®” trademark licensee (probably the
last remaining one still making a business out of it), I think that only
applies to its desktop macOS, not to its other products. I doubt they
would pass the compliance testing.

Android is Linux. The internet runs on Linux. Unix runs on
everything from mainframes to watches.

We normally use a more trademark-friendly term like “*nix” to refer to
systems that work the way we expect “Unix” systems to work, but which
aren’t actually licensed to use the trademark. This would apply to Linux
and the BSDs.

(Question: does anything from Apple qualify as a “*nix” system in this
sense? I think the answer is no.)

Linux servers dominate the PC server space, but there are a few Windows
servers for running reports and small, departmental use. Even MS cloud
service Azure is mostly Linux.

And that on-prem version of Windows Server is gradually falling behind the
cloud version in terms of feature support.