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A lot of their R&D goes into things like improvements to database architecture or compiler technology that gets rolled into new releases, but doesn't constitute
by fiatmoney 14y ago
A lot of their R&D goes into things like improvements to database architecture or compiler technology that gets rolled into new releases, but doesn't constitute a "product".
Research doesn't have to be sexy to be useful.
- eli_gottlieb 14y agoI'm a compilers guy, and I approve this message. Research spending by both Microsoft and Apple has produced massive advances that then got packaged into Visual Studio and XCode, generating quite a whole lot of value and even capturing a fair portion of it as revenue.