> I’ve never once heard of anyone seeking ‘American tech’, except for some punchline in an anti-Soviet joke or movie. Really? Why is everyone using MacBooks an

> I’ve never once heard of anyone seeking ‘American tech’, except for some punchline in an anti-Soviet joke or movie. Really? Why is everyone using MacBooks and iPhones? Actually most Soviet computers were copies of western designs. [0] > is because of the power it projects via the media. That includes both Hollywood exports, and social media. The thing is, is takes to to project, someone has to export a product and someone else has to import it. Since people seek it and want to consume it it's easy to export. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soviet_computer_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soviet_computer_system...