>IT was not "built by the government" either. [...]both private companies. It was funded by government. Eh? Apollo was built by private companies too. So were

>IT was not "built by the government" either. [...]both private companies. It was funded by government. Eh? Apollo was built by private companies too. So were the B-52 or F-35 or SR-71. Using private companies to build and do engineering on government projects that are envisioned/funded/directed by government is the rule not the exception. Most people wouldn't describe the F-35 as a private company project though.