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Re:MIT cuts ties with Chinese tech firms Huawei, ZTE by DoofusOfDeath on Thursday April 04, 2019 @11:11AM (#19573215)
I see your point, but IMO "elite" refers to its level of excellence, not how well known it is.

For example, my understanding is that IIT was elite well before many of U.S-born software developers had heard of it.

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Re:MIT cuts ties with Chinese tech firms Huawei, ZTE by philipov on Thursday April 04, 2019 @11:23AM (#19573375)
Nah, 'elite' refers to the level of prestige. Prestige != Excellence.
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