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I am trying to prove that Apple's marketing spending decreased between 2005 and 2006 compared to Dell's increase for the same years.

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The solution compares and contrasts the marketing expenses for Dell and Apple

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I have been able to determine the advertising costs. I could not find anything as total marketing spend.

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