Accident of history and sheer momentum. We had the cash and research institutions during the beginning of the digital age, and as a result we have the brain tru

Accident of history and sheer momentum. We had the cash and research institutions during the beginning of the digital age, and as a result we have the brain trust for both programming and hardware design. Remember that a huge percentage of programming languages, documentation, and surrounding culture (blogs, etc.) are not only in English, but culturally American. That’s a huge advantage for America in the tech space.