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February 25, 2016 1 min read

Microsoft to acquire Xamarin, a leader in mobile app development

Yesterday, Microsoft announced an agreement to acquire Xamarin, a leading platform provider for mobile app development.

April 4, 2016 2 min read

Bash on Ubuntu on Windows

At Build 2016, Microsoft announced a series of updates reflecting the company’s commitment to support developers with their favorite tools, frameworks, and platforms, including open source technologies.

August 8, 2016 1 min read

Microsoft Ignite in Atlanta

From high-level strategy to deep product insights, you’ll hear about new technologies and explore real-world solutions to today’s challenges.

News August 28, 2019 1 min read

exFAT in the Linux kernel? Yes!

Microsoft ♥ Linux – we say that a lot, and we mean it! Today we’re pleased to announce that Microsoft is supporting the addition of Microsoft’s exFAT technology to the Linux kernel.

May 10, 2021 3 min read

Making eBPF work on Windows

eBPF is a well-known but revolutionary technology—providing programmability, extensibility, and agility.

Project updates November 29, 2021 3 min read

Progress on making eBPF work on Windows

eBPF is a well-known, but revolutionary, technology for providing programmability, extensibility, and agility.

Project updates February 22, 2022 6 min read

Getting Linux based eBPF programs to run with eBPF for Windows

In our previous blog, we spoke about the progress we have made for the eBPF for Windows project.

Tutorials and demos October 25, 2022 7 min read

Towards debuggability and secure deployments of eBPF programs on Windows

eBPF for Windows native code generation is a new mode of execution that maintains the integrity of the kernel and provides the safety promises of eBPF.

Events March 18, 2024 5 min read

See how Azure is empowering cloud-native development and AI innovation with Kubernetes at KubeCon Europe 2024

Microsoft is excited to be able to support and contribute to the cloud-native and open-source communities at KubeCon Europe 2024.

Tutorials and demos July 14, 2025 7 min read

Hyperlight: Debugging hardware-protected guests

You can now interactively debug Hyperlight guest micro-VMs.

Project updates September 3, 2025 2 min read

Bringing BASIC back: Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC is now Open Source

For decades, fragments and unofficial copies of Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC have circulated online, mirrored on retrocomputing sites, and preserved in museum archives.