This morning Appcelerator and IDC released the results of a developer survey they executed in November. The data indicates that while Windows Phone is seeing record developer interest, Windows itself is slipping.
Polled on if they were “very interested” in developing for various platforms, Windows Phone received an affirmative from around 37% of developers. Windows itself dipped below the 35% mark. Last August, Windows was close to 40% interest, and has declined or stayed flat in all polling points in the interim.
Interest in Windows Phone has gyrated through time, going through cyclical ups and downs. We’re at a peak at the moment. In August of 2012, when Windows was at its developer interest maximum, Windows Phone attracted a “very interested” rating from a mere 22% or so of developers. So, it has managed to grow that tally by more than 50% through 2013.
That’s not surprising, given that Windows Phone has had a breakthrough year, growing its unit volume and finally besting Blackberry as the established third place platform.
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