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Old 03-21-24, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by smd4
Facetious. Pete seems to think that the R&D and engineering back in the day just wasn't as costly and time consuming then as it is today.

Adjusted for inflation, of course it was. NumbersGuy is correct:
"Little to no R&D" is not what Pete said. Based on my knowledge of Pete's background, I tend to think he has some valuable experience to make the statement he did. Do you have experience with a relevant R&D process, or are you just guessing?
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