Actually, Apple spends remarkably little on R&D, perhaps even to a fault. The third chart on this page from Asymco [1] is interesting, especially considering Ap

Actually, Apple spends remarkably little on R&D, perhaps even to a fault. The third chart on this page from Asymco [1] is interesting, especially considering Apple's R&D is for computers, phones, and whatever other lines they're developing, and the R&D for a company like HTC is likely to be clustered around its narrower product lines. [1] http://www.asymco.com/2012/01/30/you-cannot-buy-innovation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Asymco+%28asymco%29 http://www.asymco.com/2012/01/30/you-cannot-buy-innovation/?...