AIDS vaccine from MS technology?

Don't know how many of you saw this, but according to news reports, Microsoft researchers are assisting AIDS researchers in uncovering HIV genetic mutation patterns.

See, the weird thing about HIV is that it actually performs operations on cells very similar to spam. It masquerades as something the body actually wants, and then infects and disrupts the proper action of the body. What does this technical explanation mean?

Spam is a lot like AIDS. It acts like something it's not, and then hurts you.

So this partnership would seem to be a good thing. The only thing that gives me pause is that Microsoft is not known for its stellar internal review of software code or scientific rigour. The company is built to ship, and ship it does. Does it ship gold at times? Sure it does. Does it ship shit at times? Sure, it does.

That's an issue for Microsoft if they seriously want to contribute to this effort (and eventually, to an entry in this market space). Their reputation precedes them. And unfortunately, it's not a good reputation.

Any suggestions on how to fix that, folks?