Just pitching in to confirm this. Though not from personal experience, my acquaintances working at the respective companies have assured me that out of Big Three, MS is most heavily invested in research, in spite of the corporate politics.
What I saw as a big problem at MS was a lack of coherent vision to focus that into something tangible. Things are looking better now though.
What I saw as a big problem at MS was a lack of coherent vision to focus that into something tangible. Things are looking better now though.