Software developers are still writing applications for Windows XP, Windows
2003 and Linux in preference to Windows Vista more than 16 months after its
worldwide release.
A survey by Evans Data questioned 380 US software developers and found that
just eight per cent are developing applications for Vista.
Almost half the respondents are focusing development efforts on Windows XP,
while more than one in 10 are still writing applications for Windows 2003.
Linux was the preferred development platform for a further nine per cent of
those questioned.
John Andrews, president of Evans Data, claimed that developers are taking a
wait and see approach following
Vista's
mixed reception.
"The general theme has been a slower uptake in the user market so most people
at the corporate enterprise and commercial world are staying with XP," he said.
Andrews also pointed to the rapid growth in popularity of the Mac platform
among US software developers.
"Although unlikely to displace Windows volume, Mac OS experienced 50 per cent
growth as a primary development platform and 380 per cent growth as a targeted
platform during the period," he said.
Next year, however, should see a more positive response from developers to
Windows Vista. The survey found that one in four intends to focus on Microsoft's
latest OS in 2009.
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