Experts have been predicting the fall of desktops while the use of tablets and smartphones increases...

1. OS Update: Who is
Winning the War
for Your Screens

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3. The Last Stand

4. Experts have been predicting the fall of desktops while
the use of tablets and smartphones increases.

5. Operating Systems used to be restricted to either
Windows or Mac, with Linux barely registering a blip.

6. For desktops, 90% still
use Microsoft Windows

7. Desktop computing, it appears, is still
alive and kicking.

8. However, when you
look at the people
surfing the web across
all devices (desktop,
laptop, tablet, and
mobile), something
interesting comes up.

9. The Bell Tolls

10. According to StatCounter and Verge, more people going
online using Android than Windows

11. As mentioned in the
report, iOS numbers are
also deflated because
of this

12. In Australia, for a three-month stretch in 2016,
Windows had a 5.8% market share which is expected
to fall to 0.7%

13. Windows as a whole will
probably never die, but it is
now walking on crutches.

14. The Art of App Development

15. So we are left with the conclusion that the
Android OS has overtaken Windows,

16. and that mobile in general has surpassed
desktops.

17. Internet browsing, which used to be desktop territory, has
now been occupied by mobile advancements.

18. But what does this mean for
app developers?

19. It means that despite the massive blitz that
Windows is doing,

20. this will continue to be an Android/iOS
world.

21. Some developers
prefer Android
because it is a bigger
platform,
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but others favor iOS
because their users
spend more.

23. Either way, developers are faced with
almost an exclusive choice between these
two leaders.

24. This also means that competition in
Windows App Development will be slack.

25. If you do choose to build a Windows app, there
is less likely to be a similar app in the store.

26. software development as we know it
might be on the decline.

27. Developers built software for desktops, then
tweaked them to suit mobile operations.

28. Sooner rather than later, people will learn
that the best strategy is simply to skip the
first step.

29. A Farewell to Apps?

30. Research suggests that people are
spending more time on their phones
but using fewer apps.

31. One expert even
refers to ours as a
“post-app era.”

32. You might not have much time to
build a brand,

33. but if you act now and develop your app
soon, you will have time to build a loyal
fanbase.

34. “
The time to attack is now.

35. Talk to a developer to bring
your app ideas to life.

36. Thanks!
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