Microsoft Trumps Google, Yahoo! R&D Budgets 201
Rob writes to mention a Computer Business Review Online article on Microsoft's commitment to out-spend Google and Yahoo! on innovation in the coming year. From the article: "Microsoft Corp will spend over $1bn on R&D just in its MSN unit, for the fiscal year starting in July, chief executive Steve Ballmer told an audience of would-be advertising customers. The money, part of the surprise spending package that recently gave Microsoft's share price its biggest single-day drop in five years, comes as the company struggles to catch up to Yahoo! Inc and Google Inc in the search and online advertising market."
What about that other big $$$ project? (Score:5, Funny)
Nowadays everybody wanna talk [cbronline.com] like they got something to say
But nothin comes out [nickdenton.org] when they move they lips
Just a buncha gibberish [google.com]
And muthafuckas act like they forgot about Vista [google.com]
Outspend... on innovation... (Score:5, Funny)
Rushes to set up a company "CS Innovation Ltd". A mere snip at $20 million.
I wish I was at MS... (Score:3, Funny)
Dear Microsoft stockholders, (Score:2, Funny)
You cannot buy "innovation".
Love,
Reality
Yes, the cat got my tongue... (Score:5, Funny)
That is an impressive figure to be sure but I still think it isn't enough to acheve world domination, why MS can't even develop a sealth fighter for that price let alone a whole fleet of Borg cubes fully armed, warp capable and sporting a giant Windows logo on each side.
Re:Outspend... on innovation... (Score:2, Funny)
size! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:ROI? (Score:5, Funny)
Poster wrote:
Balmer believes if he throws enough chairs at a problem it will fix anything.
That's a lot of chairs ... anyone buying stock in office furniture supply companies?
Re:from the (Score:5, Funny)
Yes.
Google's press release in response... (Score:3, Funny)
Googles press release in response...
"We are glad that Microsoft has made this commitment."
We at Google plan on spending less than 10% of what Microsoft does in the next year.
We also plan on more than doubling our revenue in the next year."
"Does Microsoft plan on doubling their revenue?"
Ob. Colbert adaptation (Score:3, Funny)
that's one hell of a press release ... could we say this?
(for those who didn't see the video - links here http://thankyoustephencolbert.org/ [thankyoust...olbert.org])
Re:Lousy Return? Yes. (Score:3, Funny)
My personal theory about the poor return on their investment is that they hire a lot of people who are or would normally be university professors. But Microsoft hires them and they now have a job without the requirement to publish or teach. Should be nirvana, but what happens when you take away publishing and teaching requirements from a professor? You get a grad student. And a grad student is just somebody who doesn't want to work.
Re:Outspend... on innovation... (Score:2, Funny)