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Microsoft R&D Burgled: Only Apple Products Stolen

Posted by timothy on from the 'cause-they-had-no-time-'cause-they-were-on-a-clock dept.

Sir Realist writes "Apparently Microsoft's R&D offices in Mountain View were broken into over the holidays: the only things stolen were Apple iPads and the theft has apparently been confirmed from a number of sources."

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  1. Re:Onion called, wants their story back by Anubis+IV · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The best Onion stories are the ones that have a hint of truth to them. Unfortunately, some end up having a bit too much truth in them and later come to pass.

  2. Re:Microsoft is finished by Enderandrew · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The XBox division has gone back and forth between profit and loss over the years.

    http://www.edge-online.com/news/microsofts-xbox-division-loses-229-million/

    The enterprise market really is the bread-and-butter for Microsoft. That is what really amazes me. They seem to be alienating the enterprise market in many ways currently.

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  3. Re:as much as I'd like to make a joke... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It was an R&D center for making Apple software, so there probably were no Surface tables around...

    Unlikely. Microsoft sports a very aggressive corporate culture where if you don't use Microsoft for everything, you're "not a team player."

    As an employee, I can tell you that isn't even remotely true. The one and only case where I've heard any pressure happening about use of Microsoft products in field sales and support.