Achieving a new breakthrough in computing is often very expensive. Deep Blue is estimated to cost IBM over $100 million over a decade [1]. And in comparison to

Achieving a new breakthrough in computing is often very expensive. Deep Blue is estimated to cost IBM over $100 million over a decade [1]. And in comparison to large tech company R&D budgets, the amount cited in the article is a drop in the bucket. Consider the fact that Google spent $26 billion in R&D budget in 2019 alone [2]. Microsoft spent almost $17 billion [3]. [1] https://www.extremetech.com/computing/76552-project-deep-blitz-chess-pc-takes-on-deep-blue/2 https://www.extremetech.com/computing/76552-project-deep-bli... [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/507858/alphabet-google-rd-costs/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/507858/alphabet-google-r... [3] https://www.statista.com/statistics/267806/expenditure-on-research-and-development-by-the-microsoft-corporation/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/267806/expenditure-on-re...