Google doesn't need (and shouldn't try) to do everything. Google is much less of a "penny pincher" nowadays compared to when they were small and far too scrapp

Google doesn't need (and shouldn't try) to do everything. Google is much less of a "penny pincher" nowadays compared to when they were small and far too scrappy. Google R&D has increased by 233% in the last 5 years and has gone up even as a proportion of revenue (12.9% in FY13 vs 15.0% in FY17).