The Vista press FUD continues. CNET’s Matt Asay is linking to an Evans Data report (registration required) on development that says that only 8% of shops are targeting Windows Vista for their development.
The problem with the statement is that it draws the wrong conclusions, because they don’t fundamentally understand Vista. People don’t develop applications targeted at “Windows” anymore, they target development at the .NET Framework. Big corporations aren’t doing their development for Sidebar or SideShow gadgets, they’re developing for .NET 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5.
So, you can accuse me of wearing blinders if you want, but the question is stupid. As a developer, I don’t care what version of Windows my users are running. If they’re running .NET 3.0 or 3.5, then they have everything they need to have a great experience, no matter what platform it’s installed on top of. Especially seeing as how .NET will support OSX in the near future with Silverlight 2.0…