Microsoft Plans R&D Lab in China

Joseph S. Barrera III (joebar@microsoft.com)
Fri, 6 Nov 1998 11:20:17 -0800


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Microsoft Corp. said it is opening its second research laboratory =
outside the United States, this one in Beijing. The company plans to =
invest about $80 million over the next six years in the facility.=20

"China is the most populous country in the world, and the use of =
computers there is growing rapidly," Rick Rashid, vice president of =
Microsoft Research, said in a statement. "To make the experience =
compelling, we need to address many challenges to adapt computing and =
software to the Chinese marketplace."=20

The Chinese research group, called Microsoft Research, China, will =
initially focus on how people interact with computers. "Long-term, we =
want to enable computers to see, listen, speak and learn," said Kai-Fu =
Lee, a Microsoft researcher who will head up the program in China.

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Microsoft Corp. said it is opening its = second=20 research laboratory outside the United States, this one in Beijing. The = company=20 plans to invest about $80 million over the next six years in the = facility.=20

"China is the most populous country in the world, and the use of = computers there is growing rapidly," Rick Rashid, vice president of = Microsoft Research, said in a statement. "To make the experience=20 compelling, we need to address many challenges to adapt computing and = software=20 to the Chinese marketplace."=20

The Chinese research group, called Microsoft Research, China, will = initially=20 focus on how people interact with computers. "Long-term, we want to = enable=20 computers to see, listen, speak and learn," said Kai-Fu Lee, a = Microsoft=20 researcher who will head up the program in China.

 
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