I wonder if this will lead to convergence in the Linux and Windows ecosystems?

Most people who understand Microsoft's history sincerely hope not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish

Quote: ""Embrace, extend, and extinguish", also known as "Embrace, extend, and exterminate", is a phrase that the U.S. Department of Justice found was used internally by Microsoft to describe its strategy for entering product categories involving widely used standards, extending those standards with proprietary capabilities, and then using those differences to disadvantage its competitors."