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Windows desktop destined for long slide to oblivion, says Gartner
Microsoft's biggest technology shift in two decades means traditional Windows will account for just 10% of users' time by 2020
By Gregg Keizer
June 28, 2012 06:48 AM ET
Computerworld - Microsoft will deemphasize the Windows desktop in future releases of its operating system as usage of traditional Windows applications falls to just 10% of users' time by 2020, analysts said this week.
A quartet of Gartner analysts, led by Michael Silver, released a report Tuesday that spelled out the market research firm's prediction for what it described as a Microsoft-initiated "technology shift," the first in nearly two decades.
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