If Windows ever dies out, it will likely go out with a whimper and not with a bang.Windows enthusiast Paul Thurrott worriesย that the biggest problem facingย Microsoftย right now is that Windows just isnโt as important to most consumersโ lives as it used to be and that app developersโ creative energies have shifted more towardย iOSย and Android.
After a disastrous Windows 8 launch in late 2012, Microsoft reorganized its entire corporate structure, sent its CEO packing, adopted a rapid release cycle, and quickly shipped a mulligan in the form of Windows 8.1 in 2013. Problem solved, right? Nope. Windows has never faced adversity like what it will face in 2014. And this coming year will prove pivotal for Microsoft’s flagship OS.ย Can you guess what the biggest problem facing Windows is? Here’s a clue: It’s probably not what you think it is.