Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is a company that invests enormous amounts of money in research and development, and in the last 6 months she increased the budget allocated to this branch by 500 million dollars. In the first 3 months of 2013 Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), He spent 1.119 billion dollars for research and development, with almost 300 million dollars more than in the same period last year. In the first two fiscal quarters of Apple's fiscal year, the company spent $2.129 billion on research and development, nearly $500 million more than in the same period last year when it allocated $1.599 billion to this branch.
In the press release published the other day, those from Apple stated that they increased their research and development budget by 33% in order to bring new and innovative products to the market faster. Practically any new product developed by Apple requires investment, and the company invests even in products that never reach the market, but the research is not limited to that. It is estimated that this year Apple would spend up to 4 billion dollars for research and development, and I hope the final result will be auspicious for us.
