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Inside the Labs At HP, Microsoft and IBM

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-the-retriever-kind dept.

alphadogg writes "At Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, investment in research and development is a reflection of corporate culture. This three-part piece by the IDG News Service examines the different approaches taken by each of these influential tech companies. Hewlett-Packard prides itself on its pragmatism, while Microsoft holds the flag of basic research aloft — and IBM continues to file more patent applications, year after year, than any other tech company."

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  1. Research and Development by wowbagger · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If the goal is to create a marketable product, it is DEVELOPMENT, not research.

    Research is trying to find basic things that you can use to identify areas to roll into development.

    Research SHOULD fail regularly ("fail" in this sense being "did not lead to areas to develop."). If it isn't failing regularly you aren't trying hard enough.

    This is the key that too many businesses now-a-days miss.

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