Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Life at Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices Division
Posted by Darius Wey in "ARTICLE" @ 05:00 AM
"With long, shared desks and a wide-open interior, one work space at Microsoft is an unexpected sight inside a company that has traditionally championed individual offices. But the unusual aspects don't end there. The design team that works in the space spends part of its time generating new hardware concepts for mobile phones and other devices, not limiting itself to Microsoft's customary focus on software. It also studies user behavior and works on design from the outset of product development -- not as a procedural afterthought. Then there's those Nerf toy guns near the window, and all that beer in the refrigerator. "A team that has fun builds fun products," explains Horace Luke, 36, the creative director who leads the group, the User Experience Team, within the company's Mobile and Embedded Devices division."
Seattle PI has published an interesting article that takes the reader behind the scenes into the playpen of Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices division. Worth a read, if you're interested in learning more about what keeps MED ticking. :)
Seattle PI has published an interesting article that takes the reader behind the scenes into the playpen of Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices division. Worth a read, if you're interested in learning more about what keeps MED ticking. :)
