Hell Is Freezing Over, Part 2: Ubuntu Launched in Microsoft’s Windows Store

Microsoft took everyone by surprise today when it announced at the Build developer conference that Apple is bringing iTunes in the Windows Store, but it now appears that the company has more unexpected news to share.

Ubuntu is also launching in the Windows Store, while both Fedora and Suse are coming to the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Basically, the debut of the new Linux distros in the Windows Store make it possible for users to install them as apps on their Windows 10 devices, which means that will be able to run Windows and Linux applications side by side without having to create a dual-boot configuration.

“Windows 10 is the first system that allows you to do that,” Microsoft said today at the build developer conference.

Ubuntu in the Windows Store

This functionality will become available with the Windows 10 Fall Creato...