The comparison is extraordinarily apt. Apple invests only a small proportion of its profit into R&D. http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/28/apples-rd-spendi

The comparison is extraordinarily apt. Apple invests only a small proportion of its profit into R&D. http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/28/apples-rd-spending-shoots-up-42-year-over-year-hit-new-19b-record-in-q1 http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/28/apples-rd-spending... Samsung invests more absolutely and more proportionally. http://www.strategyand.pwc.com/global/home/what-we-think/global-innovation-1000/top-20-rd-spenders-2014 http://www.strategyand.pwc.com/global/home/what-we-think/glo... Of course, much of an iPhone is also made by Samsung. Not sure why creaming off profits is considered a good thing or sustainable . . .