Windows 7 launch could give economy boost

Microsoft Corp. says it won't be the only one to benefit from sales of its new Windows 7 software. The local economy could see a lift, too.

Windows 7, released Oct. 22, is the much-ballyhooed update to the software that runs most personal computers. Microsoft hired research firm IDC Corp. of Framingham to conduct a study of the ripple effect of the Windows 7 launch. It found that American companies could hire an estimated 25,000 additional workers to cope with the Windows 7 launch, including about 2,500 new jobs in Greater Boston, through the end of 2010.

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