Little snippet from the VVV post above that really hits the nail right on the proverbial head ;-) " many big companies made a mistake by cutting their R&D staff during the recession. “It’s much easier to rebuild a sales team than invent new products quickly -- so now they’re coming to us for their weapons.”"
FSE> Thats why I bought into BATM again when they were completely trashed.
Its true that they kept the R&D budget going at the expense of burning a bit of cash. Dam good decision and thats why they are so well placed now.