Should Elon Lay Off All Those Developers?

A look at some other large software companies

Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter is supposed to close this week, and he’s made a lot of noise, as is his wont, with a threat to lay off 75% of the staff. Let’s look at the R&D spending of Twitter compared to some other very large software companies. Are they getting their money’s worth? I went through the annual reports, so you don’t have to.

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