>That's an interesting statement. Don't you think Windows is going to remain a very viable and widely used OS over the short to middle term (~5 years) at >least?

Anybody that believes that windows is not still very important (for at least today and the next few years) is just fooling them self. Even thought many of my cohorts no longer use windows for daily work (most use Mac's and the rest Linux) we still write for windows. The real question in my mind is what tech can be used to best hedge my bet on tech. I see windows moving the cheese more often than others. Therefore, I have settled on python.

Johnf