[dragonwriter]

Basically, yes; that is, their strategy is not to avoid taking multiple simultaneous efforts at solving the same broad class of problem, even if it is one where in the long term there is unlikely to be a reason to keep multiple solutions, and they also aren't afraid to take stabs at solving problems where they need a solution to exist but don't strategically need to own the solution.

These strategic choices give them the best chances of having a viable solution either for the market as a supplier or for themselves as a user when they need it, but also makes the number of failed efforts they are going to need to kill higher than it would otherwise be. Or, in short, the strategy creates corpses.