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Microsoft called Linux a cancer, now ships its own free distro that's nothing like Ubuntu or Fedora - Windows Latest

WindowsLatest·28 June 2026 at 22:01·1 min read
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Summary

Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads. Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, Fedora, and RHEL

Key Takeaways3 points
1Microsoft called Linux a cancer, now ships its own free distro that's nothing like Ubuntu or Fedora - Windows Latest.
2Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads.
3Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, Fedora, and RHEL.

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28 June 2026 at 22:01
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