Eclipse Taking a Stab at Windows Vista

Eclipse development platform has this on their roadmap:

Approximately 85% of Eclipse download requests are for the Windows OS. With the Vista release there are a number of efforts to port Windows applications. This presents an opportunity for organizations who will take the opportunity to migrate to the more ubiquitous and portable Eclipse platform. In order to leverage the opportunity as much as Vista, it is essential that relevant Eclipse projects support and leverage VISTA. For example, Avalon APIs need to be implemented in SWT.

Vista will be important as both a platform used by developers, as well as one to which the resultant applications and/or products will be deployed.

Longhorn represents the server implementation of Vista. Given Eclipse's ongoing use in the development of enterprise software, support for use of the Eclipse platform is desirable.

Microsoft is aware of this and even support the development of Eclipse into the Windows Vista and Windows Azure operating systems. Given, that Eclipse can run on multiple platform doesn’t necessarily post a threat to Windows dominance but instead encourage developers to start with Windows Vista and Microsoft doing everything they can to stay there. Shutting them out from Windows could only encourage more enemies and competition.

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