Microsoft Research hires UI visionary
ENT News | at | by Mike
Microsoft announced Monday that it has snagged a leading user interface visionary to work in the company's research division.
As a senior researcher for Microsoft Research, Canadian Bill Buxton will continue to live in the Toronto area while commuting to the main research labs in Redmond on average one week a month. He will also do four-month stints at the company's research centers around the world, beginning with Cambridge, England, according to statements by Buxton and Microsoft.
Microsoft also has research labs in Beijing, China and Bangalore, India, as well as San Francisco and Silicon Valley.