Good on them for creating this. I think this will inspire intrapreneurs at Microsoft to come out of the woodwork and produce/contribute to new products. Let's hope it sticks.
"Hackers, makers, artists, tinkerers, musicians, inventors—
on any given day you’ll find them in The Microsoft Garage.
We are a community of interns, employees, and teams from everywhere in the company who come together to turn our wild ideas into real projects. This site gives you early access to projects as they come to life.
Tell us what rocks, and what doesn’t."
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