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I can't cite a source but I read once that the lawyers got involved and said Microsoft/Windows/some other term they have legal control of had to be the first word.
Lawyers, they fuck up everything.
What's the difference between a lawyer and a hooker? A hooker stops fucking you when you're dead.
I think that's just branding 101
Then why not call it "Windows subsystem of Linux"? Changes the meaning of the sentence completely
Because it isn't a subsystem of Linux. It is a subsystem in Windows that allows Linux to run as part of Windows.
The windows subsystem gives Linux access to the Windows system.