When I was there I got to work with some engineers who’d previously been on those teams. The limitless budget thing is definitely not true, and even then I don’t think spending money on R&D for potential new products is ever a bad thing when you can afford it. I’m sure they’re happy with things like the iPad coming from a “pie in the sky” idea.
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When I was there I got to work with some engineers who’d previously been on those teams. The limitless budget thing is definitely not true, and even then I don’t think spending money on R&D for potential new products is ever a bad thing when you can afford it. I’m sure they’re happy with things like the iPad coming from a “pie in the sky” idea.