Except most tech investment happens at the government level. Computers were in government labs for 50 years before being privatized. Same with the internet. Als

Except most tech investment happens at the government level. Computers were in government labs for 50 years before being privatized. Same with the internet. Also, as Woz told the story of Apple, they built the Apple II on a shoestring budget. They didn't need a lot of capital to create the product (Most of the technology was already invented, Woz was a genius to put it together in a cheap way). Also the Mac was ultimately a failure.