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You are correct. If it's simple command line programs which process text files and so forth then it's no problem.

If it's application development, it's much tougher.

I do server side .dll's (that are actually database triggers), some CGI, XML, and a Windows Service here and there. The system I'm working on at the moment has around 30 to 40 relational database tables with associated triggers at the core. I have agent software running on a host of Windows, UNIX (multi-flavor), and Linux boxes. Probably 150 programs total doing complex scheduling work. Our clients basically run in the browser making javascript and XML knowledge necessary but Windows messaging........nope.

Our stuff is not simple, and its not command line programs reading text files. By building web applications we avoid spending our time on arcane Windows code and concentrate on the business logic. The browser handles all our display needs.