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I think the point is still valid
"There is a lot of innovation that occurs during product development."

I think the point still stands, everyone has ideas and often *outside* of the field they're working on, so it's not the same as developing new ideas into the products you're working on.

With the Google approach, the person can work on that idea in their 20% time, his research time is equal to everyone elses and perhaps his project will develop into a full department, or will be handed over.

With the separate Research dept approach, because it's not in his field, it goes to the Research dept., and faces the 'not-invented-here' prejudice and conflicts with other projects.

They gave 2 examples of ad-hoc phone connections, suppose I was an engineer on Office XP and suggested to the Research department, that they simply 'whisper': [when the user presses 'send', it sends the key at an extremely low power/low range, the person bring the phone close to the other persons until its close enough to exchange the keys, the screen flashes and bleeps when the key has been received, then full power is restored.]

That idea comes into research, they think "we're already funding two approaches to this, lets bin it", yet it may be the best approach.
Posted by: Nigel Johnstone   Posted on: 03/02/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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More inovations from the village idiots!  DonnieBoy | 03/01/06
So how many patents do you have "idiot"?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/02/06
Lots of companies have patents..  Patrick Jones | 03/02/06
okay, how many innovations have you contributed?  balsover | 03/02/06
Ideas on display at Microsoft's TechFest  Loverock Davidson | 03/01/06
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 03/02/06
Are you going to keep copying and pasting  Loverock Davidson | 03/02/06
Are You Going To Keep Puckering Up On Every Microsloth Article?  itanalyst | 03/02/06
Nothing wrong with giving credit  Loverock Davidson | 03/02/06
KISS MY ASS ZDNET  itanalyst | 03/02/06
What's wrong? Can express yourself like a man?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/02/06
Sure, How's This?  itanalyst | 03/02/06
Tolerating children is so hard...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/02/06
HAHAHAHA  mactolinux | 03/02/06
You are such an idiot  marksashton | 03/02/06
You Sir, Are The Idiot  itanalyst | 03/02/06
You have to take pity on the cognitive disadvantaged.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/02/06
Much Like You No_Ax  itanalyst | 03/02/06
Gee, I can manage to express my thoughts...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/02/06
That's funny, I would have never guessed that they had that much  balsover | 03/02/06
Examples?  Patrick Jones | 03/02/06
R&D  Loverock Davidson | 03/02/06
Been there..  Patrick Jones | 03/02/06
your missing it  proprietary | 03/03/06
Research Groups Bad Bad Bad  Nigel Johnstone | 03/02/06
You misunderstand  marksashton | 03/02/06
I think the point is still valid  Nigel Johnstone | 03/02/06
TechSnack?  loginssuck | 03/07/06
People Pitch Their Ideas...Then Microsoft Steals Them  itanalyst | 03/02/06
FYI, that video was created by Microsoft  marksashton | 03/02/06
Software answers How  Anton Philidor | 03/02/06
Anyone remember the "AUTO****"?  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 03/02/06
There is one for the iPod  Patrick Jones | 03/02/06
Oops..  Patrick Jones | 03/02/06
Regina Lynn  Bill4 | 03/02/06
Here is an indea: put together secure and reliable s/w ....nt  michael_t | 03/02/06

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