> WSL and other VMs are the Year of Desktop Linux finally coming true, nothing to do with Web.

Just like the Linux VM on ChromeOS.

Which eventually will be a VM on top of WebAssembly, given the hype.

https://webvm.io/

> Which eventually will be a VM on top of WebAssembly,

I'm not sure how that supports the argument that ChromeOS is only "the web". It's running a native VM for Linux today. What would be the advantage of porting it to WebAssembly?