A couple of counterpoints: * Intel's fabs are still almost all in the US. * Corning's Gorilla Glass was invented in Kentucky. * Microsoft and most of the wor

A couple of counterpoints: * Intel's fabs are still almost all in the US. * Corning's Gorilla Glass was invented in Kentucky. * Microsoft and most of the world's software is still developed in the US. * The memristor came out of Berkeley. I'd like to think that technological supremacy comes from having the best universities, which the US has led for many years. If we start seeing American students emigrating to Asia to get technical degrees, there might be cause for concern.