You know that Microsoft's stock has been quite flat those last five years. Consequently, people start asking questions about some of the biggest expense bucket of Microsoft that is: Microsoft Research.

Yes, Microsoft spends billions of Dollars in Researches and one may worry how those researches contribute to the revenue stream of the Company. Let me tell you how I do feel about that...

First and foremost, when you know that the company did register no less than 3,000 patents this