Before we get too excited, how much of that R&D funding is on which color of button makes you most likely to click “Buy Now”?

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    10 months ago

    It’s a false comparison. Government are not trying to be innovative. They said but trying to invent new form of governing the state.

    At best, a restructure of a department is an RnD for a state. Hell, even elections could be considered RnD…

    Does Pepsi taste better Tesla? Who knows?

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      10 months ago

      It’s comparing to the R&D budgets of all companies AND government in France to Amazon. Presumably the companies are trying to be innovative.