Microsoft's Problem In a Nutshell

An XKCD cartoon this week nicely encapsulates the problem Microsoft faces with its traditional desktop versions of Windows: With the world moving to mobile apps and web apps, what's the future like for native desktop apps? Probable answer: There is no future for native desktop apps.

Paul Thurrott

August 5, 2011

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An XKCD cartoon this week nicely encapsulates the problem Microsoft faces with its traditional desktop versions of Windows: With the world moving to mobile apps and web apps, what's the future like for native desktop apps? Probable answer: There is no future for native desktop apps.


Thanks to everyone who forwarded this. It's funny because it's true.

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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