> and it worked by creating new technologies that nobody expected. Where "new technologies nobody expected" means "built new user-friendly products on top of a

> and it worked by creating new technologies that nobody expected. Where "new technologies nobody expected" means "built new user-friendly products on top of a technology that had been in development for 30 years, funded by the government." First past the post onto the results of a commercialized ARPA research program, and making $10+ million every hour as result. It's not clear what the next government-incubated platform for innovation will be.