[Pukin Dog]

Didn't say that innovators don't profit, I said it is rare, by comparison with the number of profitable non-innovators that dwarf them.

Examples:

Innovator = IBM (the personal computer); Millions of non-innovators make profits from that invention which are thousands of times a multiple of what IBM makes.

That dynamic is true in every industry. Few can innovate, while almost anyone can profit from the innovations of others.

[RKV]

If you had some actual statistics which supported your contention I would believe you - but you don't (and won't find them because you are factually challenged). Here is a list of a few innovators - Hughes Aircraft (laser), Raytheon (microwave), Apple (OS)...