Comment by bee_rider
> I still think they could fulfill that requirement and call it the "Windows Linux subsystem" or something, but what do I know?
Your name is bizarrely better considering how small the difference is.
> The explanation they give is they need to put their trademark, Windows, before Linux. Sometimes they say this is advice from the legal department.
It feels like they have some strange internal naming policy. Maybe it is called the “Policy Product for Naming.”
Their naming is a serious problem that spreads confusion instead of clarity but what do they know, they’re like a headless chicken that has enough power to stay alive no matter what..