We can just as well turn it around and say, "Why aren't you being innovative enough?" Instead, the higher-ups are greedy with their salaries instead of the Boards of Directors committing to reinvestment.
In a way, Apples and Microsofts were ready to happen. The technology was coming into being for various reasons. Space race and whatever. These were part of emerging markets. In other words, IMO, there was more to it that just the tax rate.
Maybe what the Corpublicans mean is that you cannot expect to create jobs easily in an already saturated market. Everyone's product looks the same. I mean, is there really that much difference major cell phone carriers? Maybe that's to be expected when your economy becomes a service-centered economy. Besides, cell carriers are upgrading their speeds, so there is that innovation and competition, but then again, they are just doing it nevermind the tax rate. Now if they would reduce service plan charges in exchange for reduced taxes, that might be an interesting point.