I have a different take on this @cryptos:
You run windows actively and call yourself @cryptos?
For shame, for shame sir! You are not retarded, and thus can surely use linux. This isn't anyone telling you to go and fuck yourself. This is me telling you how to achieve computational salvation.
Also, macos is about a hundred times better than Windows, too. It's not open source, but still, a hundred times better.
Oh, and software development, at least the serious kind, requires POSIX. Windows != POSIX.
I'm an advanced user myself and I use many different operating systems, including Linux and OSX, however I'm not talking about myself in this post... I'm talking about the many normal users out there that use only Windows and believe me there are a lot of these. Now, regarding myself... I'm not a professional developer or a programmer, even though I know a bit of programming and for my kind of work I actually need to use mainly Windows.
You cannot look at things only from a developer's perspective or a programmer's, especially if you want everyone to be able to use your product or service fully and you are targeting the mainstream market... it needs to be easy and accessible. For that Windows support is a must have, regardless if you like it or not. What if somebody told you need to use Linux in order to be able to be on Facebook for example?
But you don't need to use linux to be on Steemit, far from it, right?
Also, I did just check the codebase and there's build compatiblity fixes for VisualStudio in it.
BTW, just to be balanced: I, too run multiple OSes, mostly because I have to in order to get things done in a timely fashion.
@faddat
Come on buddy.... Do you think everyone including your mom, knows how to code and has time too.
Windows support is a no-brainer, the links below are some stats that prove Windows is the leading software. So anytime a new update is released a working Windows update must be included for everyone.
https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&qpcustomd=0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems
Actually the vast majority of software never gets a windows version, and no one gives a shit, because the vast majority of software is written for the web, and runs on linux servers.
99.99% of Moms will not mine steem
Because they don't have a windows update.