MS does have some technology related to Haskell (F# comes to mind immediately). However, I think Microsoft Research is also fairly academic--they are an actual

MS does have some technology related to Haskell (F# comes to mind immediately). However, I think Microsoft Research is also fairly academic--they are an actual research institution rather than an R&D lab. They are not at all afraid of very theoretic research with little regard for short-term profit. Which is really awesome.