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>Mazzucato has an entire chapter in her book on the iPhone and all the tech that was originally government-funded: There was nothing special technologically ab

>Mazzucato has an entire chapter in her book on the iPhone and all the tech that was originally government-funded: There was nothing special technologically about the first iPhone hardware. It was built using the same commercial of-the-shelf parts that the likes of Samsung, Blackberry Nokia and Ericsson also had access to. Apple didn't use some secret top US tech for it, just the software and UX was ahead of the competition, but the hardware was basic.

throw0101b 3y ago
> It was built using the same commercial of-the-shelf parts that the likes of Samsung, Blackberry Nokia and Ericsson also had access to. Touch screens were developed from government-funded research. Tech like Siri was developed from government-funded research (CALO project). ARM was developed for the BBC Micro; BBC is government-funded. GPS is government run. The Internet was a government research network originally. Apple itself got money from the US government’s Small Business Investment Company: * https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahsweeney/2018/09/04/not-just-for-small-businesses-how-the-sba-helped-grow-3-major-companies/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahsweeney/2018/09/04/not-j...
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  >Touch screens were developed from government-funded research. Sure but they weren't an Apple classified exclusive tech, but was commercially accessible to all phone makers.
  - throw0101b 3y ago
    > Sure but they weren't an Apple classified exclusive tech, but was commercially accessible to all phone makers. The argument is not about exclusivity (to Apple or anyone else), but rather origins: the Internet is non-exclusive, but (D)ARPA funded its creation. Anyone can receive GPS signals, but it's run by the US government. Silicon Valley itself is a product of Cold War government spending: * https://steveblank.com/secret-history/ https://steveblank.com/secret-history/

throw0101b 3y ago

> It was built using the same commercial of-the-shelf parts that the likes of Samsung, Blackberry Nokia and Ericsson also had access to. Touch screens were developed from government-funded research. Tech like Siri was developed from government-funded research (CALO project). ARM was developed for the BBC Micro; BBC is government-funded. GPS is government run. The Internet was a government research network originally. Apple itself got money from the US government’s Small Business Investment Company: * https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahsweeney/2018/09/04/not-just-for-small-businesses-how-the-sba-helped-grow-3-major-companies/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahsweeney/2018/09/04/not-j...

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>Touch screens were developed from government-funded research. Sure but they weren't an Apple classified exclusive tech, but was commercially accessible to all phone makers.
- throw0101b 3y ago
  > Sure but they weren't an Apple classified exclusive tech, but was commercially accessible to all phone makers. The argument is not about exclusivity (to Apple or anyone else), but rather origins: the Internet is non-exclusive, but (D)ARPA funded its creation. Anyone can receive GPS signals, but it's run by the US government. Silicon Valley itself is a product of Cold War government spending: * https://steveblank.com/secret-history/ https://steveblank.com/secret-history/