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"Over the last 2 years, more Windows licenses have been sold than Android, iOS, and Macs combined." So they're using total sales of all their desktop and mobil
by kyllo 14y ago
"Over the last 2 years, more Windows licenses have been sold than Android, iOS, and Macs combined."
So they're using total sales of all their desktop and mobile OS licenses combined for the past two years as a basis of comparison? And they're including the corporate licenses and OEM bundles?
I wonder how many of these total sales were to individuals who actually had a choice of OS?
The data might be true, but is deeply misleading as far as portraying the actual market trend.
- untog 14y agoI wonder how many of these total sales were to individuals who actually had a choice of OS? I'm not sure it matters, for their purposes. They are people running Windows for developers to target, how they came to do so is largely irrelevant.
- AnthonyMouse 14y agoIt could be pretty significant. If a strong majority of Windows users are in corporate environments where they're not permitted to install software, every developer who doesn't produce the sort of software purchased by corporate IT departments will have no access to that user base.
- kyllo 14y agoYes, that, and also another factor (although still a relatively small slice of the market) is the people who buy machines with OEM bundled Windows and then just install some form of Linux on it to use instead. Those people aren't going to be consuming any Windows "apps" either, but they would be counted in Microsoft's total. Basically, it's an empty boast intended to obscure the fact that Windows is losing market share incredibly fast.
- bronxbomber92 14y agoIt does matter. In many corporate environments you don't have free reign to install/buy any software you'd like (and that's suppose to be the draw to the developer, lots of potential customers). App Store type developers are most likely drawn to home/independent users as a whole.