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This doesn't really fit with the way the US government ensured dominance of its tech sector globally in the 80s, 90s, and even early 2000s. It was not a fair co
by SuperNinKenDo 2y ago
This doesn't really fit with the way the US government ensured dominance of its tech sector globally in the 80s, 90s, and even early 2000s. It was not a fair competition by any stretch of the imagination and involved a lot of strong-arming by the US government abusing its leverage.
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoMaybe somebody else should have invented the transistor, integrated circuit, and internet first. They didn't.
- SuperNinKenDo 2y agoAs if those were sufficient or necessary. Even a passing familiarity with the history of computing would show that these had little effect. A deep understanding would reveal what actually did.