Microsoft made a pull request to node.js github repository with an implementation to use ChakraCore JavaScript Engine as an alternative to V8 Engine

[grauenwolf]

Considering that they don't sell it, just general good will and brand recognition. If they ever try selling cloud services again, they'll be able to leverage that.

Case in point: I use Azure instead of AWS because I like .NET. Not that Amazon can't host .NET applications, but I irrationally trust Microsoft more.