全球研发投资10强企业

    4. 微软

    • 2013年研发支出：104亿美元

    • 占收入的百分比：13.4%

    微软（Microsoft）的研发支出在软件和互联网企业中首屈一指，该公司喜欢把自己的研发策略称为“轻研究，重开发”。让微软感到骄傲的是，它可以一边为现有市场开发产品，一边寻找下一个重大目标。在一千多名博士研究人员的努力下，其研究项目几乎为该公司推出的所有产品都做出了贡献。最新实例之一就是微软的可穿戴产品Microsoft Band。这款智能手环的目标是让人们过上更加健康、充实的生活。这些年来，研发项目所贡献的其他技术包括Xbox 360、Xbox One、Kinect和Skype Translator。

    4. Microsoft

    • R&D spending in 2013: $10.4 billion

    • As a percentage of revenue: 13.4%

    Microsoft, the biggest spender among software and Internet companies, likes to refer to the “small r” and the “big D.” The company prides itself on developing products for the current market while searching for the next big thing. With more than 1,000 doctorate-holding researchers, its research program contributes to nearly everything the company ships today—one of the latest examples being Microsoft Band, a wearable device that aims to help people live a healthy and more productive life. Over the years, other technologies emerging from the company’s R&D program have included Xbox 360 and Xbox One, Kinect and Skype Translator.