[seanmcdirmid]

R&D spending: when you are in a race to the bottom, you can only afford to invest in safe designs, and most of your focus is on efficiency. In contrast, Apple can afford lots of R&D spending.

[chii]

and yet, long term, it's apple that makes the bulk of the profits in this sector, while the rest rat race tothe bottom.

I m not sure if its by design, or these smaller companies just cannot come up with a long term plan...