My problem with Microsoft Research is that it seems like you would work in a vacuum. I like making things people can easily decide whether they're good too, not

My problem with Microsoft Research is that it seems like you would work in a vacuum. I like making things people can easily decide whether they're good too, not deal with marketing dept. red tape to deliver. When I think Microsoft Research I think amazing things poorly marketed and embraced by microsoft. Example: Making a collage in MS Gallery Live is a "microsoft research" add-on you have to go to a separate website to buy. There's a video from the former head of Apple's Advanced Technology Group that discusses the problem.