> I mean, isn't that what Bell Labs basically was? More like Xerox PARC. I wish we could re-create the secret to how productive that engineer playground was. Y

> I mean, isn't that what Bell Labs basically was? More like Xerox PARC. I wish we could re-create the secret to how productive that engineer playground was. Yes, Xerox HQ (across the country) had little interest in monetizing their output but as an invention factory it was an immense success and we use their ideas every day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Parc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Parc