Sunpoll: Majority believe Windows is in trouble

Interesting results from our non-scientific poll here (you can vote yourself on the front page of our site). This is after Gartner basically said that the End is Nigh. Certainly, videos like this don�t help the cause.

I could wax lyrical on the good and bad about Windows, vs. Mac, vs. Linux, but that�s a long post which I don�t have time for.

However, I will make the observation that Apple has no chance of making real gains on Windows without decoupling their OS from their hardware. Why Apple won�t do this is beyond me. Who cares about higher revenue from selling hardware? It�s the profit that matters � I�d rather sell something with a 99% gross margin (like Windows), than sell hardware at a gross margin of 35%. And I�d rather take over the world than be satisfied with single-digit, albeit growing, market share. (Fill me in if you know more � I�m certainly not an expert on Apple�s internal thinking, although I may need to become one.)

Is the end really near for Windows? Let me know your thoughts.

Alex