Economic Impact of Windows Vista

Research Study Outlines U.S. Economic Impact of Windows Vista

December 11, 2006, 12:01 AM

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A research study released today by International Data Corporation (IDC) and commissioned by Microsoft Corp. shows that the Windows Vista(TM) operating system will drive significant economic growth in the United States in its first year of shipment. The study's findings indicate that Windows Vista will provide a foundation for the information technology market moving forward, creating more than 100,000 new jobs and driving $70 billion or more in revenues for Microsoft's partners and the industry at large. Windows Vista, together with the 2007 Microsoft(R) Office system, was made available on Nov. 30 to volume licensing customers and will be broadly available on Jan. 30.

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"Our research indicates that Windows Vista will infuse new energy into the market in its first 12 months of availability, driving important job and economic growth through new industry revenues," said John F. Gantz, chief research officer and senior vice president of IDC, and author of the study. "Relatively rapid and widespread adoption of Windows Vista means that its launch will not only affect Microsoft, but will also have a positive impact on local economies throughout the world."