Microsoft's hardware unit turns 20
MS-Watch | at | by Mike
Where has one of the world's biggest software vendors been - and where is it going - on the hardware front. When you think of hardware, you seldom think of Microsoft. But there is a fairly 200-person hardware team operating inside the company. May 2 marked the 20th anniversary of this hardware division. We asked Matt Barlow, Microsoft hardware director for worldwide marketing/business development a few questions about where the division's been and where it's going.
MS Watch: Could you revisit the history of the division a bit?
Barlow: We have created a flash timeline to commemorate the past two decades of the division - this can be viewed here. This timeline shows the long history the hardware group has enjoyed of introducing innovative products to the market that strengthen the connection between the computer, the software and the user.