Xiaofan Chen wrote: > I think that is why US government has to protect the competitiveness of > the hi-tech industry (Apple is one of them). But I think that hi-tech, other than e.g. steel, can't be protected by barriers. It only gets protected by an innovative market. Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist