> Is Windows going away though? Do you know anyone who likes Windows 8?
Yes, I do like it. Specially given that WinRT builds on the original idea of .NET (COM based native programming), before they went MSIL. It is like Microsoft just recovered the Ext-VOS project before their Java love.
I was only asking, by the way. I wasn't trying to belittle Windows particularly, just given the general dislike of Windows 8 among those used to the old paradigm I wonder what will happen for desktop applications as the traditional windowed approach lives with the tiled full-screen application approach. Just curious really.
Yes, I do like it. Specially given that WinRT builds on the original idea of .NET (COM based native programming), before they went MSIL. It is like Microsoft just recovered the Ext-VOS project before their Java love.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dsyme/archive/2012/07/05/more-c-net-...
I do consultancy for Fortune 500 companies and at least for the next decades, it will surely be around.
> What should we write for the desktop now? Which desktop is "the desktop"?
What we always did. Make use of the native languages and frameworks to provide the best user experience.