Two disconnected thoughts that came to mind reading this... 1. I agree with Google's approach. Microsoft spends $10 billion a year on R&D yet I can't think of a revolutionary product they've come up with (Kinect was bought from the outside) 2. I notice the word "patent" is never mentioned in this piece. A big reason companies like Microsoft and Intel have research labs is to patent protect themselves in the future (w…
Isn't what Google practicing a kind of applied research? Where MS Research is doing basic research which advances the science.