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Agreed. But throwing no money at anything necessarily leads to a worse outcome. They could be doing R&D/investing it (+jobs, +spending), donating it (-taxes, +
by m52go 11y ago
Agreed. But throwing no money at anything necessarily leads to a worse outcome.
They could be doing R&D/investing it (+jobs, +spending), donating it (-taxes, +social good), or simply paying it back to shareholders if they can't figure it out (+money in circulation).
Anything is better than nothing.
- atopal 11y agoI don't agree with that statement, but I don't even understand how it would apply to Apple. Apple spent $6 billion on R&D in 2014 [1] and that number has been increasing almost exponentially for years [2]. [1] http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-spent-6-billion-rd-nearly-100-percent-2012-1714782 http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-spent-6-billion-rd-nearly-100-p... [2] http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/12/a-look-at-apples-randd-expenditures-from-1995-2013/ http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/12/a-look-at-apples-randd-ex...