In total, research and development (R&D) spending on information and communication technology worldwide amounted to * billion euros in 2024. Of these, * billions were spent by hardware companies, of which * billion euros were spent by firms based in the Untied States. Moreover, U.S. based firms stood behind over two thirds of R&D spending within software products worldwide. American Apple was the hardware producer with the largest spending, whereas Alphabet spent the highest sum of the software companies.
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