Microsoft Invests In Institute To Evaluate How Gaming Benefits Learning

Our Comments

Microsoft's investment in the gaming sector is a smart one. Gaming is an obvious choice since it is one sector that is currently bucking the trend of depressing sales and layoffs. Indeed, games are bound to be the big winners of 2009 as more people stay at home. Microsoft could also benefit from the research by incorporating the inputs to make better applications.

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