> World War II. In WWII, the only country that had the means to meaningfully fund longer-term military research projects was the US This is true not only for t

> World War II. In WWII, the only country that had the means to meaningfully fund longer-term military research projects was the US This is true not only for tech but also for everything else. Being poor in the USA was better than to be middle class anywhere else. Also, European scientists left to the USA. > The development of a strong education and research system. Yes. Education is the base for the knowledge economy. > Market size. Sweden is a good example of a country in a similar situation to the one in the USA. But, it is very small. Sweden has been very successful in IT but its impact is very small. I completely agree with you.