230px|right Microsoft plans to delay  its next operating system, Windows Vista. Originally due out by the end of 2006, Windows Vista now has a release target of January 2007. One of the main factors behind the delay was security issues. Analysts have said this could put some computer manufacturers into turmoil . A new Windows version will be available in November 2006 to corporate customers .
230px|right Microsoft plans to delay the consumer versions of its next operating system, Windows Vista. Originally due out by the end of 2006, Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate editions now have a release target of January 2007. Two different reasons for this have been given in interviews; the first reason being a six-week delay in completing security related work on the operating system. The second reason, as a result of this delay, is that computer hardware manufacturers and resellers will generally not have enough time to prepare for a holiday 2006 launch. Analysts have said this could put some computer manufacturers into turmoil , though a number of the largest resellers of Windows XP have made public statements supporting Microsoft's decision to delay the consumer release of Vista to January .
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One of the main factors behind the delay was security issues.
Two different reasons for this have been given in interviews; the first reason being a six-week delay in completing security related work on the operating system. The second reason, as a result of this delay, is that computer hardware manufacturers and resellers will generally not have enough time to prepare for a holiday 2006 launch.
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. A new Windows version will be available in November 2006 to corporate customers
, though a number of the largest resellers of Windows XP have made public statements supporting Microsoft's decision to delay the consumer release of Vista to January