In 1999, Paul Allen sent a memo to Interval Research Corporation calling for less pure research (R) and more development (D).
Sources
- Think Tanked - WIRED (wired.com)
- https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1742136 (en-academic.com)
- https://www.worddisk.com/wiki/Interval_Research_Corporation/ (worddisk.com)
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