If there were many more MSRs, in many more areas of research, I could see them being a viable replacement. But there aren't, and I'm not sure how we'll get ther

If there were many more MSRs, in many more areas of research, I could see them being a viable replacement. But there aren't, and I'm not sure how we'll get there. What would it take to get a few dozen more companies to fund an MSR-sized research lab, and in other fields besides CS? Better yet, something broader, like the old Bell Labs? I just don't see it happening.