Hi Don,
You said: <snip>Today, in high tech, only two companies remain that does
anything close to pure research, and even it is mission guided: Microsoft
(which as the top research labs in the world in this area) and Google (which
is still small and chaotic, but getting better). Google has so much money
that it can do anything. This will change when the competition heats up
(e.g., Microsoft which has just awakened (see
http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/microsofts_rebirth_windows_8_on_phone_tablet_pc.ht
ml ) and Facebook, which will take over the advertising market if Google
doesn't watch out, and advertising is how Google makes its money.<endsnip>
I'm interested in why you didn't mention IBM? There seems to be a strong
case that IBM is much more innovative and creative that Google, Apple and
Microsoft.
For example, in innovation terms, IBM creates more US patents than any other
company - by a long chalk. Its patent total typically is greater or equal
to the combined patents of Microsoft, Google, Apple, Hewlett-Packard and
Apple together. For example, last year, IBM was granted 6180 patents (Apple
only 676 and Microsoft 2311 - second was Samsung 4894). The innovations of
IBM could be seen as the foundation for creativity in firms such as Google
who buy or licence them (in Apple's case - Nortel's patents?).
Even more interesting is the innovation space IBM is working in: from small
consumer products to global socio-technical infrastructures. IBM's recent
research work on smarter cities looks like a particularly interesting
area of big design innovation.
Best wishes,
Terry
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