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Ballmer: It's OK to wait for Windows 7

 
Some companies are planning to skip Windows Vista, and that's OK, according to Steve Ballmer. But Microsoft's CEO hopes that those companies come back for Windows 7. Ballmer said that "if people want to wait they really can," ZDNet's Larry Dignan reports . "But I'd definitely deploy ... (link)

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