While Shum and other Microsoft officials have good reason to talk up their Beijing operation -- the hope is that Chinese officials will crack down on software piracy and help boost Windows sales in the world's biggest country -- other companies are similarly bullish about China's potential as an R&D hot spot. As the government pushes to build an innovation economy, its leaders are looking to companies such as Microsoft to help clear the way."
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Tech's Faster Boat to China
"INNOVATION ECONOMY. Microsoft's Beijing engineers are also working on new ways of organizing digital photos and searching online videos, among other cutting-edge projects. Now Shum boasts about the capabilities of his Chinese staff. 'I'm so confident that we can do first-class research in China,' he says. 'In a few years, we've been able to train a generation who can compete on a global stage.'
While Shum and other Microsoft officials have good reason to talk up their Beijing operation -- the hope is that Chinese officials will crack down on software piracy and help boost Windows sales in the world's biggest country -- other companies are similarly bullish about China's potential as an R&D hot spot. As the government pushes to build an innovation economy, its leaders are looking to companies such as Microsoft to help clear the way."
While Shum and other Microsoft officials have good reason to talk up their Beijing operation -- the hope is that Chinese officials will crack down on software piracy and help boost Windows sales in the world's biggest country -- other companies are similarly bullish about China's potential as an R&D hot spot. As the government pushes to build an innovation economy, its leaders are looking to companies such as Microsoft to help clear the way."
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