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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (365219)	1/3/2008 7:20:18 AM
From: Taro	Respond to of 1571698

The development of the micro processor was subsidized by Busicom, Japan. As far as I recall they funded that job at aro 20k$ or so. Taro

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (365219)	1/3/2008 7:22:05 AM
From: Taro	Respond to of 1571698

Nor did the Manhattan Project prevent the Soviets from getting the nuke. Only with assistance of Klaus Fuchs and allegedly the Rosenbergs if I recall that correctly. Taro

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (365219)	1/3/2008 7:23:31 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571698

Besides, it doesn't matter who develops the technology first. It's not so much developing the technology, at least right now, as it is refining the manufacturing process and achieving the economies of scale. It really does sort of parallel Intel where the process technology is equally as important as other breakthroughs. The development of the microprocessor was hardly subsidized with millions, even billions of tax dollars. Different situation... Intel was essentially coming into a competitive void. Solar has to compete with other heavily subsidized, politically regulated, savvy and entrenched "solutions".