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Microsoft Research Fights Critics

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the easy-things-to-fix-that-corporate-overlords-don't-want-to-do dept.

coondoggie writes to tell us Network World is taking a look at why Microsoft Research has to fight so hard against critics. From the article: "When the word 'innovation' is tossed about many may look down their nose at the company sitting on top of the high-tech industry — Microsoft. [...] Microsoft Research incubates not only futuristic ideas but young minds, having hired 700 interns worldwide this year including 250 computer science PhD candidates in Redmond alone, which is roughly 21% of all the computer science PhD candidates in the United States."

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  1. 21% of PhDs created a dancing paper clip? by Bamafan77 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No wonder Bill Gates is trying to get Congress to loosen up restrictions on importing labor. :)

  2. Re:Are they really that interesting by jellomizer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well most Computer Science PHDs can't program worth shit. They probably cant teach. So what is left... Work for Microsoft R&D. Where you get paid, get all the all the glory and credit of being a R&D, without having to ever produce something. Just come up with something from Star Trek and come up with some forumlas and check to see if they work. If not make a new formula.

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  3. Re:hypocrites by Sgt_Jake · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    n00b.

  4. Re:"research" by Moofie · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    With acronyms like that, who needs innovation?

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  5. Re:Well, perhaps it might be... by Moofie · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    OK, and you're trying to tell me it takes 25% of the PhD candidates to make a computer that doesn't blow up?

    Come on, now. You can't possibly be serious.

    Microsoft research is sturm und drang. Noisy blah blah waves shiny pie-in-the-sky nonsense...and never makes anything of value.

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  6. Re:Well, perhaps it might be... by Moofie · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Where do I get the "useable package" option from Microsoft? Do I have to talk to my reseller?

    I KNEW I was missing SOMETHING...

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