if the market (competition) is not forcing them, why would they spend all that on R&D? the lack of (competent) competition is what's the problem, not that that

if the market (competition) is not forcing them, why would they spend all that on R&D? the lack of (competent) competition is what's the problem, not that that there's return on capital. I don't like Apple, but I hardly can blame them, when they can make all this money by simply being the least shit generally okay-ish option.