Mobe app makers doubt Windows 8 will be worth the hassle - poll

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<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/04/mobile_devs_optimistic_win8/>

<quote>
Fears over Microsoft's promise of run-anywhere code

Programmers are still ambivalent towards Windows 8, according to a new
poll, piling pressure on Microsoft to win them over before it is too
late.

The survey found that although developers are optimistic about
Redmond's promise to ensure that code written for Windows 8 will work
across desktops, tablets and smartphones, there is "significant doubt
that Microsoft can actually accomplish this difficult task and gain
the market share required to make it a relevant mobile platform".

The findings, gathered from the opinions of about 5,000 mobile
software engineers, emerge practically on the eve of Microsoft's
Windows 8 launch.
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The only things that run anywhere on Microsoft SW are viruses.

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