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Another example of a tech company that would not exist without the military



Because the military invented GPS?

The military (sort of) invented the Internet too, so no tech company would exist without the military.


Goes back further than the internet.

Computers, and networks, were largely funded by DoD for artillery calculations, and then the Manhattan project.

Companies like HP were very involved in the high tech arms industry.




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