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by ogre_codes 2181 days ago
> a death sentence

For Microsoft? Windows has been on decline in importance at Microsoft for some time.

For Windows? Nah, too many Fortune 500 businesses rely on software running on Windows for day to day operations. While it's hard to see from the consumer/ web/ developer side of the world, Win32 still dominates. Lots of vertical industry specific software which won't be replaced for quite some time.