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IT's Big Spenders
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."
>biz apps like the Vista operating system
Whoever wrote this nonsense really needs to get off the drugs.
Correct me if I'm wrong... but, to me, Research and Development when used together kind of imply creating something new. Meaning that you research an idea and develop a solution. I'm not sure that researching somebody elses solution and then implementing a solution that is the same solution that you researched qualifies for R&D. Research yes, development... Therefore, I disqaulify MS from the list.
[found in an archive of financial/editorial cartoons...]
Sign over open office door reads "Dell Computer R & D" - There is one guy inside the office, feet on desk, leaning back in his chair, reading latest WWF monthly, and another guy leaning in the door, asking a question. Room is empty except for the wrestling fan, the desk and a few cobwebs...
"Hey! Mikey! What's new..?"
Guy in chair shrugs and responds "Nothing right now - just waiting for Apple to release their next Mac..."