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IT's Big Spenders

Posted by samzenpus on from the money-solves-all-problems dept.

TechEGrl writes "R&D spending increased by 17 percent in 2006, according to a new report on CIO Insight that ranks the top 81 R&D spenders. The spending was mostly targeted at consumer rather than business products, though Microsoft — not surprisingly the biggest spender with an investment of $6.58 billion — did throw significant change at biz apps like the Vista operating system. Investment in Internet search was dominated by Google, which more than doubled its R&D spending in 2006 and far outpaced competitors like Yahoo and eBay."

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  1. Interestingly.. by dragonquest · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Interestingly Google is tagged under 'Software' rather than 'Internet Services' like Yahoo. Probably a sneak peek at what's to expect.

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