It&#x27;s so those people who can do research, the goal of which is not necessarily producing &quot;output&quot; in the form of products (what I assume GP was referring to), but to experiment with new ideas and learn lessons that can subsequently be applied to new products.<p>Microsoft&#x27;s research division is one of the best in the industry: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.microsoft.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.microsoft.com</a>