[socmag]

Yes well that was the sad part :P

I was working on Data Visualization at the time.

Then SQL Server decided they wanted data visualization, so they bought the entire team from MSR.

Turned out it was mostly just a way to get headcount. Pretty much everyone left or went off to other projects within six months of the transfer.

I was one of the last ones to stick around in SQL Server but it was totally depressing so I eventually quit.

In retrospect I should have done is to move to a different project in MSR. Oh well.

But MSR was cool!

[acidbaseextract]

Dang, that is sad. Data viz research sounds fun and useful. Thanks for the reply!