That assumes large corporations must lead innovation, which hasn&#x27;t been true in decades.  Startups do the bulk of that now, from li&#x27;l apps to SpaceX.  Which the BigCorps recognize by buying startups instead of doing innovation in-house.  The article even says it: &quot;stock buybacks to make use of cash, coupled with acquisitions to lift revenue.&quot; And the money returned to shareholders doesn&#x27;t vanish; its circulating in the economy.