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Wifi is not a counter example. The underlying technology was invented at CSIRO, the Australian government research agency.

• 1996 7y ago
  Something must be invented somewhere. All I say is government research is not necessarily "better". It just is.
  • pnako 7y ago
    I don't know if it's better or worse, but since governments have a much longer time horizon they can fund more basic research.