dbercel@toto.UUCP (09/01/87)
Phil Ngai write > >In article <16481@toto.uucp> you write: >>Indeed, I recall reading an IBM report that said for every penny ($0.01) >>they spend on hardware R & D they had to spend 100M ($100,000,000.00) in >>software R & D. > >It's really hard not to flame you on this one but I'll try. IBM is >about a 50 billion dollar company. Suppose they spend 20% of their >gross income on software R&D, or 10 billion dollars. That would mean >they spend about $1 on hardware R&D. Need I say more? > >Phil Ngai, {ucbvax,decwrl,allegra}!amdcad!phil or amdcad!phil@decwrl.dec.com Presumedly, the original statement meant that to achieve an EQUIVALENT R & D BENEFIT the ratio would have to be as stated. danielle -- *********************** UUCP: {hplabs,decwrl}!sun!toto!{danielle,dbercel} * Toto, I don't think * ARPA: dbercel@sun.arpa * this is Kansas. * COM: dbercel%toto@sun *********************** USMail:2550 Garcia Ave., M3-76, Mtn. View, CA. 94042