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From the headline I had assumed this was going to be another garden variety "in defense of MS" kind of article. I do think that MS has done some innovative thin
by JunkDNA 17y ago
From the headline I had assumed this was going to be another garden variety "in defense of MS" kind of article. I do think that MS has done some innovative things here and there, but I agree it's hard to really call them a "leader". They are an exceptionally good "fast follower".
- jules 17y agoMicrosoft research is very good though not all of it makes it into production. I would certainly call them a leader in research compared to other companies. http://research.microsoft.com/apps/dp/areas.aspx http://research.microsoft.com/apps/dp/areas.aspx
- shaddi 17y agoThis is true, but for all intents and purposes MSR is a separate company. For a research lab, where the metric for success is not how much makes it to production, they are quite good indeed.
- DeusExMachina 17y agoI think Microsoft tosses too much research money around in the hope of finding something rather than focusing more on what matters. I don't know why they can't innovate like other companies with all those projects and all that money they spend in R&D. Maybe it's because of all that internal competition outlined in the Dick Brass' "creative destruction" piece. This could be one explanation, but I think it's not the only one. It was not long ago that MS investors complained that Apple invests one tenth of what Microsoft invests in research, obtaining far better results.