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I think MSR and Google Brain are counter examples, in that, they do a lot of research and put it in public domain. Apple doesn’t do much of this —- they’ve nev
by curious_cat_163 5y ago
I think MSR and Google Brain are counter examples, in that, they do a lot of research and put it in public domain.
Apple doesn’t do much of this —- they’ve never really done it. It makes one wonder why.
- KerrAvon 5y agoApple used to have a group doing basic CS research in the MSR vein in the 80’s and 90’s. IIRC, Steve killed it when he came back in ‘97 because Apple was literally running out of money and they needed to concentrate resources on resurrecting the basic product lines to have any future at all.
- Beltalowda 5y agoThings like lasers and the discovery Cosmic Background Radiation come from Bell Labs. And oh yeah, they also did this little operating system and a quirky successful programming language, but that's far from the only thing that was (and is) done at Bell Labs. Microsoft Research and Google Brain are much more focused on computer stuff and future product development. That's all fine, but really in a different class. I don't think we'll see them get a Nobel Prize for fundamental discoveries in physics, chemistry, biology, etc. anytime soon.