I think you present opinion of your former boss as if it were a fact.
Another commenter added some examples, I'll also add the whole public sector (research institutes, univerisities) and some governmental orgs. I did a lot of "pure" R&D (in the public sector and close vicinity) and never worked in a company even close to a monopoly.
Another commenter added some examples, I'll also add the whole public sector (research institutes, univerisities) and some governmental orgs. I did a lot of "pure" R&D (in the public sector and close vicinity) and never worked in a company even close to a monopoly.