Internet R&D

Mr Patent: 'There's an endless series of problems, things that the company needs us to solve, and we go and do that.'

I wonder if any Internet companies have dedicated R&D departments for finding solutions to problems (as opposed to developing new products), or if we all keep fixing the same things repeatedly in different situations?

Another quote from that article: 'But you know what? Universities are slow! They're collections of individuals doing their own research. I missed working for a big organization with smart colleagues who were all in it together, working toward a single goal. But it took me a few years to figure that out.'

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