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Well, any patentable solution would bring billions back to the company. Of course, there is always the innovator's dilemma...


I don't think innovators have any dilemma. Most scientist would rather go for fame than money, or at least that's the feeling I get from the ones I know in person.

It's more like the "manager's dilemma".


He's talking about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innovator's_Dilemma

Christensen suggests that successful companies can put too much emphasis on customers' current needs, and fail to adopt new technology or business models that will meet customers' unstated or future needs; he argues that such companies will eventually fall behind


Oh, thanks for clarifying!!!




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