Apple has been ramping up their R&D spending. Here is a chart from last fall: http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/31/apples-rd-spending-climbs-1-billion-to-3-4-billi

Apple has been ramping up their R&D spending. Here is a chart from last fall: http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/31/apples-rd-spending-climbs-1-billion-to-3-4-billion-during-fy-2012/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/31/apples-rd-spending-climbs-1.... Their most recent quarterly filing showed a quarterly expense of $1 billion on R&D, a 33% increase from the same quarter a year ago.