Discovery (basic research) is usually costlier than applied research (bundling, development, delivery) in labor costs.
Re:I Met Paul Graham Once
by probablybetter on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @06:50AM
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no, creating the actual technical standards and the internet is/was hard.
monetizing it and walling off sections of it is STEALING FROM THE PUBLIC that which we already PAID for and selling it back to us!
Zoom!? WebRTC! Proprietary XYZ? Standards!
Consumer goods are delivered by businesses. Delivering new, high tech ones is hard.