
Research and Motion (RIM) has been pronounced dead so often it’s only got two ways to go: die, or fight back like Apple [AAPL] and the firm’s R&D spend hints at a fight back, probably just in time for next year’s key Mobile World Congress event in February.
[ABOVE: Expect more like this in the weeks ahead as RIM attempts to woo interest in its next OS.]
RIM, R&D and the fight back
The Toronto Globe and Mail has taken a look at R&D trends across 380 international firms. The report finds RIM puts 8.5 percent of its net sales into R&D while Apple pops just 2.2 percent.
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