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That is true in some corners of the industry, but definitely not others.

> nearly everyone writes code for Unix/Linux and then cross-compiles for Windows

That's a very bold statement that I suspect is far from true.

> With a few exceptions (DX)

'Let me just exclude an entire multi-billion-dollar industry to cherry-pick examples to make my point sound stronger.'

Yeah, no; Windows isn't going away.