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		jmclnx 21 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft's Azure Linux Interesting question. I remember M/S sold or spun off Xenix, but I thought that was due to them wanting to focus on DOS and Windows. Found this and the answer is "no" :) Seems they rid of it due to Bell Labs breakup, see "Transfer of ownership to SCO": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix

bandrami 21 days ago [–]

Yeah, it was before the bigger antitrust suits but IIRC it was part of what set the stage for them

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