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I asked Canonical if Ubuntu on Windows will outgrow native installs as rumored - it's a no

There's some confusion about Ubuntu's popularity on Windows Subsystem for Linux, so I asked Canonical's Jon Seager directly.
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Ubuntu is growing faster on Windows than on Linux, and it could soon become its biggest user base

Two OSes may become better than one.