Tablets and mobile phones have no chance to beat Windows, he says

Apr 6, 2013 12:11 GMT  ·  By

A report published by Gartner a couple of days ago warned that Microsoft is about to lose its dominance in the computing market, especially because tablets and mobile phones are becoming a lot more relevant nowadays.

Analysts estimated that by 2017 Microsoft would no longer be the king of the operating system world, projecting that both Android and iOS would grow a lot in popularity.

But as far as Aaron Freimark, CTO of Apple reseller Tekserve, and Benjamin Robbins, co-founder of Palador, a mobile consultancy firm based in Seattle, are concerned, Windows will clearly remain the leader in the IT world for a long time and both tablets and mobile phones have only slight chances to become a real threat.

“Tablets are being used as companions,” Freimark told TechTarget, explaining that PCs running Windows will remain the main working environment.

“I was stuck in that PC mindset. We really have ingrained patterns in our heads about not only how to work, but how to interact with a computer. Stepping outside of that is frightening. … The first month was really a challenge. I really had to stop and think about what I was doing,” Robbins added, pointing out that many users find the transition to mobile devices very difficult.

And these statements pretty much make sense. Despite rumors, Microsoft has no intention to kill the desktop and focus solely on the Metro UI in the upcoming Windows versions, especially because that could completely kill productivity.

Even though it has to deal with sharp criticism these days, Windows remains the dominant operating system out there, with a market share of no less than 91.89 percent for the month of March.

Figures released by market researcher Net Applications reveal that Windows 7 is the number one choice for computer users worldwide, as it's currently installed on 44.73 percent of workstations around the world, while the 11-year-old Windows XP comes second with 38.73 percent.