Agreed. I used to work at IBM for a short while, and whatever their faults otherwise, the research they do in so many technology areas is absolutely amazing (and I only saw a little bit, the tip of the iceberg). Microsoft does software mostly, and hardware sometimes and usually badly. IBM research is a vast international brain-trust looking across a broad array of the technology spectrum. According to http://www.research.ibm.com/ these areas are:
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Agreed. I used to work at IBM for a short while, and whatever their faults otherwise, the research they do in so many technology areas is absolutely amazing (and I only saw a little bit, the tip of the iceberg). Microsoft does software mostly, and hardware sometimes and usually badly. IBM research is a vast international brain-trust looking across a broad array of the technology spectrum. According to http://www.research.ibm.com/ these areas are:
* Chemistry
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Electrical Engineering
* Materials Science
* Mathematical Sciences
* Physics
* Services Science, Management, & Engineering
* Systems
i for one welcome our new shining cloud overlords... (sorry)