BIG R&D spenders

"A select group of the world’s 1,000 largest corporate R&D spenders perform significantly better than their competitors over a sustained period while spending less on R&D than their industry rivals"
http://www.innovation-america.org/index.php?articleID=243

I thought software industry invests R&D most, but the fact is that auto and pharmaceutical companies are the highest investors.
(However, actually, Microsoft was No.1 last year.)

RANK COMPANY R&D SPENDING HEAD- INDUSTRY R&D/ 2004
(in Millions) QUARTERS % SALES RANK
1 Ford 8,000 U.S. Auto 5 3
2 Pfizer 7,442 U.S. Health 15 2
3 Toyota 7,178 Japan Auto 4 5
4 Daimler-Chrysler 7,019 Germany Auto 4 4
5 General Motors 6,700 U.S. Auto 3 6
6 Siemens 6,546 Germany Industrials 7 7
7 Johnson & Johnson 6,312 U.S. Health 12 10
8 Microsoft 6,184 U.S. Software 16 1
9 IBM 5,842 U.S. Computing 6 9
10 GlaxoSmithKline 5,700 U.K. Health 14 11
11 Samsung 5,428 S.Korea Electronics 7 17
12 Intel 5,145 U.S. Computing 13 12
13 Volkswagen 5,071 Germany Auto 4 13
14 Sanofi-Aventis 5,025 France Health 15 31
15 Matsushita 4,989 Japan Technology 6 8
16 Novartis 4,846 Switz. Health 15 18
17 Nokia 4,753 Finland Electronics 11 15
18 Sony 4,698 Japan Electronics 7 14
19 Roche Holdings 4,578 Switz. Health 16 19
20 Honda 4,508 Japan Auto 5 16
Source: Booz Allen Hamilton Global Innovation 1000