I still can’t see the appeal of running Linux on Windows when dual-booting is relatively easy using the real deal (in over a dozen variants). Now we have a perfectly good reason to avoid this novelty altogether.
Simple. Windows as a desktop environment is far more compatible with the business and engineering worlds than Linux. But Linux is far better for software development. So, for decades, Windows software developers have suffered with the Windows-based software development tools -- they're good, don't get me wrong, but they're not anywhere near as good as the standard Unix/POSIX/Linux toolsets.
So the reason to run Linux within Windows is that you get the best of both worlds -- simultaneously, which you don't get with dual/multi-boot. And if you have a Windows mindset, it's the way to go.
Personally, I have a POSIX mindset, so I do it the other way -- Linux is my desktop, and I have an RDP session always open to my Windows VM for the Windows business tools. The reason I do that is that IMO Linux has better multi-workspace handling, and I typically have 6-8 workspaces going concurrently. If I only needed one or two, I'd consider trying Windows for the desktop and Linux via the Subsystem.
Well said. My source told me this...
“Microsoft rewrote Linux... the first thing that was going to happen (of course), is that it would get malware”