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Microsoft needs their Azure cloud platform to be a dominate competitor, so they are likely trying to embrace Linux to bolster Windows' position as the main enterprise operating system. Virtually all cloud servers and cloud services run on Linux, so Windows is in a pretty precarious position going into the next decade as server-run webapps (SaaS) and mobile become increasingly dominant. If Linux software can run flawlessly on Windows this means Microsoft can push their way into the server market by eroding Linux's position in a classic Embrace, Extend, Extinguish move.
Meanwhile, Google is working on their own next-generation operating system called Fuchsia to eventually replace Android, chrome, and Linux.
The next 10 years will probably be even more interesting than the last 10 for tech and Linux.