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Re:Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s boar... by raverbashing on Thursday September 10, 2020 @06:11AM (#24430745)
> The current big tech companies became successful and massive without any special government deals

Where did their finance came from: previous SF companies and angel investors

Where did these companies get their funding from: US government

The current companies are only the "daughters and granddaughters" of massively government funded companies in Silicon Valley

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Re:Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s boar... by Hokusai on Thursday September 10, 2020 @10:30AM (#24432685)
> The current companies are only the "daughters and granddaughters" of massively government funded companies in Silicon Valley

Very good point. Many people forgets how much money the state invest, as it should, on technology and to create an industry. From ARPANET to the WWII computers (or NASA), technology needs a level of investment that only states can afford.

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