Microsoft’s Windows Vista is Creating Wealth for Industry

**Anilrgowda** · 11-Dec-2006, 10:27 PM

Microsoft commissioned a study this last weekend designed to identify the economic impact of the release of Windows Vista. The study suggests that Vista will help generate $70 billion in revenue and as many as 157,000 new information technology jobs in 2007. This is a 14-page study that forecasts covering all segments of the IT industry including hardware producers, third-party software vendors and service providers.

The study further shows that about 35 million PCs will be running Windows Vista in the US by the end of 2007 and 90 million worldwide. The report states that In the US, Windows Vista-related employment will reach 18 per cent of IT employment in its first year of shipment.

Some believe that Microsoft benefits from funding and publicizing the IDC research because it highlights the company's position at the top of the industry and shows that it cares about more than just its own balance sheet. That they see themselves as an important leader and contributor in the IT space, and not just focusing on the bottom line but on their overall impact on the economy and society.

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Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,720 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Microsoft’s Windows Vista is Creating Wealth for Industry Microsoft commissioned a study this last weekend designed to identify the economic impact of the release of Windows Vista. The study suggests that Vista will help generate $70 billion in revenue and as many as 157,000 new information technology jobs in 2007. This is a 14-page study that forecasts covering all segments of the IT industry including hardware producers, third-party software vendors and service providers. The study further shows that about 35 million PCs will be running Windows Vista in the US by the end of 2007 and 90 million worldwide. The report states that In the US, Windows Vista-related employment will reach 18 per cent of IT employment in its first year of shipment. Some believe that Microsoft benefits from funding and publicizing the IDC research because it highlights the company's position at the top of the industry and shows that it cares about more than just its own balance sheet. That they see themselves as an important leader and contributor in the IT space, and not just focusing on the bottom line but on their overall impact on the economy and society.

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