Windows Vista will create 100,000 new jobs, says Microsoft

Microsoft new operating system will have an immediate impact on the U.S. economy when it launches early next year, Microsoft claims. According to an IDC study, which was commissioned by Microsoft, the availability of Windows Vista will create 100,000 new jobs and generate $70 billion in sales. "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.

IDC's findings were published by Microsoft early on Monday. The research firm believes that more than 200,000 IT companies with more than 660,000 employees in the U.S. will be able to profit from the release of Vista.