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It seems rich monopolies are good at having great research labs. AT&T Bell Labs and Xerox PARC come to mind.

• xiphias2 6y ago
  Kodak also had a great research lab: they invented digital photography
• ms4720 6y ago
  Over the long haul basic research makes a lot of money, as does having a large pile of very smart people you can point at hard problems