I'm going to take an unusual step here. Please, please don't downvote this post for pointing this out! I'm just highlighting for contrast, not for criticism. Trying to start a conversation.
† “Huawei had over 188,000 employees as of September 2018, around 76,000 of them engaged in Research & Development (R&D)” (I presume Apple has tens of thousands employed in r&d, anybody any idea roughly how many?)
Huawei: Revenue Growth 23.2% (half-yearly)
Apple: Revenue ~$258 billion
Huawei: Revenue ~$105 billion
Apple: R&D $14 billion[0]
Huawei: R&D $15 billion[1]
Apple: Employee Count ~132,000
Huawei: Employee Count ~188,000†
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I'm going to take an unusual step here. Please, please don't downvote this post for pointing this out! I'm just highlighting for contrast, not for criticism. Trying to start a conversation.
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[0] https://www.nasdaq.com/article/apple-aapl-earnings-after-the...
[1] http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201904/09/WS5cac0859a31048422...
† “Huawei had over 188,000 employees as of September 2018, around 76,000 of them engaged in Research & Development (R&D)” (I presume Apple has tens of thousands employed in r&d, anybody any idea roughly how many?)
edit: sigh