The Consumerization of IT
There's no doubt, BYOD is a disruptive trend and...
Bring Your Own Device eGuide
As more and more CIOs are beginning to see...
The Consumerization of IT
There's no doubt, BYOD is a disruptive trend and...
An Interactive Guide: Bring Your Own Device
As more and more enterprises begin to see...
Bring Your Own Device eGuide
As more and more CIOs are beginning to see...
An Interactive Guide: Bring Your Own Device
As more and more enterprises begin to see...
The Consumerization of IT
There's no doubt, BYOD is a disruptive trend and...
Bring Your Own Device eGuide
As more and more CIOs are beginning to see...
The Consumerization of IT
There's no doubt, BYOD is a disruptive trend and...
Bring Your Own Device eGuide
As more and more CIOs are beginning to see...
In a recent survey of more than 700 enterprise leaders, only 30% said they were "very interested" in developing enterprise mobile apps for Windows 8 tablets. In contrast, nearly 80% were very interested in developing iPad apps, and more than 50% are very interested in making apps for Android tablets.
That's faint praise for Microsoft's new platform, given that Windows has been the corporate standard in computing clients for decades. It suggests that Microsoft still has a lot of evangelizing to do in order to get the longstanding Windows developers on board for making Windows 8 apps.
The survey was conducted by Appcelerator, which makes a mobile app development and management platform for enterprises. Most of the survey respondents were in technical roles, but about 30% were non-technical execs or marketing pros.
The Bridge Between DIY Electronics and The Internet of Things
FINAL WEEK to register for CITE! Don’t miss the Sunday interactive workshops.
In a separate question, Appcelerator asked which of the IT "mega-vendors" was showing leadership in mobile. Microsoft did better than its competitors here, but even so, only 28.7% of respondents said it was a leader in mobile. Next best was SAP, with an abysmal 15.4% showing. The numbers were even lower for Oracle (10.8%), IBM (7.3%), and HP (4.6%).
Appcelerator also asked a more general audience of developers if they were "very interested" in building apps for various platforms. There, Windows tablets did a little better, with a 36% showing.
But that's actually a hair lower than it was a year ago, when 37% of developers surveyed said they were interested in developing for Windows tablets.
Here's the chart of results from enterprises and developers from the latest survey, conducted in November and December of last year. You can download the full report here.
And here are the results from the survey of developers (only) a year ago:
Matt Rosoff is the editorial director of CITEworld. Read Matt's bio
Getting off Apple and going all Google has increased my respect for both companies. I've come to realize that the very best mobile experience right now is built on a foundation of Google services on Apple hardware. I wish only that these two companies could get along better, and that Apple will allow more Google integration on the iPhone.
New data visualization apps for Excel 2013 could help Microsoft hang on to customers looking for better data visualization tools.
Surface has been a stiff so far, but Microsoft reportedly has big expectations for its next fiscal year. Here's why the company may not be crazy.
Brandon Porco, the chief technologist for defense contractor Northrop Grumman, says that IT will have to try lots of different things and move quickly to keep abreast of evolving employee needs. "Google has it very well-patterned: Launch and iterate."
Although Apple is often accused of not being an enterprise company, it's only in the last few years that Apple has abandoned its enterprise-oriented products. The real story may be that Apple's discovered that making enterprise-focused efforts simply don't deliver a huge return on investment.
