This is a point worth repeating. Does Apple even publish its research? I've benefitted from many papers published by Microsoft and Google's research departments, either directly through learning something I can apply myself, or indirectly through processes that end up in open source technology.

Does Apple even publish research? Some Googling failed to turn up anything. In fact, I found an HBR paper that said Apple specifically does not publish its research.

IMO, this makes Apple much less praiseworthy than Microsoft/Google/Facebook.

off topic, but anyone know if there wifi mesh software went any further than this ? http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/994abd5f-53d1-...