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Microsoft Research Turns 10

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the smart-people dept.

Alec Muzzy writes: "Did you know that Microsoft Research, the first research laboratory started by a software company, just turned 10 years old? Their website is currently featuring some highlights of their research in the past 10 years and how it is applying to the new products Microsoft is making today - for instance their work in Real-Time Fur will be used in some XBox games, and Speech Recognition may be in future Pocket PC's. Reading these pages gives you a real insight into what new technologies Microsoft is working on."

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  1. Huh? by SaturnTim · · Score: 5, Funny


    I thought Apple was much older than 10 years...

    ;)

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    http://www.theMediaBunker.com
  2. Priorities by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    WTF? Real Time Fur?? How about Real Time Stability?

  3. Microsoft innovation by Outlet+of+Me · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now as much as everybody would like to deny that Microsoft has come up with anything new and original, you have to give them this:

    All of their research on the blue screen of death has paid off. And they obviously know how to allocate their resources, devoting the most effort to the feature that gets seen most often.

  4. 10 Years of Microsoft Research Summed Up by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Hey, look what those guys are doing!"

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  5. In other news... by jayhawk88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft Research Turns 10

    Military Intelligence, Honest Politicians, Professional Wrestling, and Sexy Geek are also celebrating birthdays later this month.