> Xerox PARC's key computing inventions cost a total of US$48 million in today's dollars [1] This sounds like a form of suvivorship bias. If you know which r

> Xerox PARC's key computing inventions cost a total of US$48 million in today's dollars [1] This sounds like a form of suvivorship bias. If you know which research pans out it wouldn't be research. You need to also include the cost of research done by other companies that led to nothing or something less impactful.