Inside the Labs At HP, Microsoft and IBM

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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Microsoft is not eating its own dog food.

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In that flash laden crap of a site, that has flash overlays creeping up and rejiggering up to be visible even after scrolling, making me wonder how people without noscript/flashblock are really able to surf at all there is this gem in the fourth page: For instance, Microsoft researchers built tools that are helpful in testing very large and complex software, essential to try to guarantee that the code does what it's supposed to, he said.

If Microsoft software is any indication, they are not using it to test their own OS.