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Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Amazon vs Alibaba: the R&D spending war

Alibaba this week announced a big push to do more research and development, ploughing US$15 billion into new innovation over the next three years. Here’s how that stacks up to what Amazon is already doing:

Alibaba versus Amazon in R&D
Alibaba versus Amazon in R&D
Alibaba versus Amazon in R&D
Alibaba versus Amazon in R&D

Data: Bloomberg; Bloomberg Gadly

Artwork by Tech in Asia’s Andre Gunawan.

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