Another bold statement from President Bush
…the government funded research in microdrive storage, electrochemistry and signal compression. They did so for one reason: It turned out that those were the key ingredients for the development of the iPod.
(via engadget)
If he believes in what he says then – wow! Government research in all these areas simply to develop the iPod – talk about government supporting the private sector.
So then, was the space race was all about developing the microwave oven?