Silicon Valley has nothing on Asia. In China's Silicon Valley, if you have an idea and comparatively far smaller bank roll, you can have a prototype of your ide

Silicon Valley has nothing on Asia. In China's Silicon Valley, if you have an idea and comparatively far smaller bank roll, you can have a prototype of your idea at your desk within a week. Compare that to SV which is like a backwards feudal kingdom. The examples of "innovation" spouted now in SV are software and service frameworks, stuff like social networking and OS, and this stuff is backed by open source work performed by people from all over the world. In the big scheme of things today's Silicon Valley's so-called "innovation" is a big loser. edit: It makes sense that technologically capable countries pursue their own technological infrastructure rather than have to depend on and pay US corporations simply for the privilege. All Silicon Valley really provided was to "innovate" the traditional American business model and classism into their technological infrastructure.