I can't find the link now, but there was an article link on HN about 90 days ago about that criticized allocation of money to innovation saying essentially that

I can't find the link now, but there was an article link on HN about 90 days ago about that criticized allocation of money to innovation saying essentially that self help joined forces with disruption which has lead to tons of money and market growth in helping people to be entrepreneurs. He then says that in fact most of what was produced is waste, redos of existing services with no ultimate business impact. Underlying this is the apple remit of being different and having a creator or inventor role.