Microsoft to open research centre in SKorea: institute

September 29th, 2008

Microsoft will set up a research and development centre in South Korea in cooperation with the country's leading scientific research institute, officials said Monday.



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    Smart. SK has great tech and internet adoption, and while much of their videogaming culture seems backwards to North Americans, they have had very successful innovations in online gaming worldwide.

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