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 SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. will delay the consumer release of its new Windows operating system until January 2007, missing the holiday sales season and throwing some PC makers and retailers into turmoil.
The delay in Windows Vista — caused by Microsoft needing more time to enhance security and other functions — will come as a blow to Microsoft partners who were looking forward to a new operating system to boost holiday sales.
"It's a much bigger deal for the computer makers than it is for anybody else," said David Smith, a vice president with Gartner Inc.
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