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Reports of Windows` Demise Greatly Exaggerated

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By: Frank Ohlhorst
2008-04-11
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Gartner analysts are predicting doom and gloom for Microsoft Windows, but it doesn't seem likely.

In a presentation at a Gartner-sponsored conference in Las Vegas, analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald said Microsoft is overburdened by nearly two decades of legacy code and has not responded to the market, and it faces serious competition that will make Windows moot unless the software developer acts.

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My question is, “What serious competition?” Linux, Mac and other operating systems have been around, viable and available for some time, yet none has really chipped away at Microsoft’s dominance on the desktop. What’s more, by all accounts, the Windows Server Market is expanding, not contracting.

It seems that Microsoft’s only real competition is itself.

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	Reader Comments: Gartner Analysts Predicting Doom and Gloom for Microsoft Windows!
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	Gartner predictions.... Gartner... Did they not "predict" 12-15 years ago that the IBM Mainframe would not be around for much longer? Funny to see there are more Mainframe... Posted At: 04-18-08 By: Anonymous

	A user comment on this article Microsoft is indeed it's own worst enemy. Products have become increasingly bug prone, computer resources to utilize products have steadily... Posted At: 04-14-08 By: The Groove

	There's an article waiting to be written here Unfortunately, the case presented by the Gartner people went completely unaddressed here. Simple denial isn't much of a basis for a rebuttal. Not... Posted At: 04-14-08 By: Anonymous

	There's an article waiting to be written here Unfortunately, the case presented by the Gartner people went completely unaddressed here. Simple denial isn't much of a basis for a rebuttal. Not... Posted At: 04-14-08 By: LTJ

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