''Survey: Windows loses ground with developers Linux gaining share as the number of developers targeting Windows falls 12 percent, Evans Data says By Paul Krill July 02, 2007 Microsoft's Windows platform is losing traction as a target for application developers in North America but still is the dominant platform, according to Evans Data survey results being released on Tuesday. A survey this spring of more than 400 developers and IT managers in North America found that the number of developers targeting Windows for their applications declined 12 percent from a year ago. Just 64.8 percent targeted the platform as opposed to 74 percent in 2006. "We attribute [the decline] largely to the increase in developers beginning to target Linux and different Linux [distributions]. Both Novell and Red Hat are the two dominant ones right now," said John Andrews, the CEO of Evans Data. ... Linux targeting is expected to reach 16 percent over the next year. ...'' http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/02/mswindows-share_1.html
