Microsoft Will Still Be Fine Even If Windows PCs Keep Tanking, Says Apple Blogger
But even if Microsoft's fortunes really tank, the OS will still have enough gravity to remain an attractive platform for developers,
Despite the tepid uptake for Windows 8, Windows still dominates the traditional PC market with more than 91 percent share, according to NetMarketShare's latest figures for May.
But if
Still, even if Windows drops to 20 percent market share, developers will still write plenty of Windows apps.
That's because, despite a declining share, when factoring in tablets and smartphones, the market is still wildly growing. It will hit 4 billion users in the next five years, with each user owning 1.5 devices, Dediu predicts.
Twenty percent of that is one billion devices, "making such an ecosystem 'good enough' for the average
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