Right? And even if they did score a virtual monopoly in the US through assiduous lobbying, they can't keep a global lid on development forever. Especially that

Right? And even if they did score a virtual monopoly in the US through assiduous lobbying, they can't keep a global lid on development forever. Especially that if they do crack it, they prove that it both can be done and it's "just" the software. Even without the Asian manufacturers, the German ones wouldn't just roll over and die either.