Re: Just use Linux and be done with it!
From what I can see, you've totally missed the point here. This article has absolutely nothing to do with Windows.
The request was from the Azure team, who are trying to improve the monitoring of Linux VMs in the Azure portal. This is aimed at people who use Azure for infrastructure, and run Linux VMs.
So to reply to your comment about "Just use Linux and be done with it!", that is EXACTLY what they are doing.