> I am surprised Micrsooft didnt use the opportunity to create a micrsoft specific Linux distro
The last one didn’t do so hot, they named it “Xenix”
It was a lousy distro, it didn't even include the Linux kernel!
On the other hand, according to AT&T, Xenix accounted for about half of the worldwide Unix licenses in the late 1980s.
That wasn't Linux. Unix != Linux.