Developers Increasingly Targeting non-Windows Platforms

“Windows dominance on the client is cracking, according to the latest release of Evans Data Corp’s North American Development Survey. Targeting of the Windows OS has declined by 12% from a year ago, continuing a two-year gradual decline. Currently 64.8% of North American developers are targeting some version of Windows, as opposed to 74% last year and this is expected to drop another 2% in the coming year. Although Windows remains the largest market segment, Linux targeting has increased by 34% from 8.8% a year ago to 11.8% today.”

Source: http://www.evansdata.com/n2/pr/releases/WindowsInDecline2007.shtml

Via: http://holdenweb.blogspot.com/2007/07/developers-migrating-away-from-windows.html

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