Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> US 'no longer technology king'
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The US has lost its position as the world's primary engine of technology
>| innovation, according to a report by the World Economic Forum.
>|
>| The US is now ranked seventh in the body's league table measuring the
>| impact of technology on the development of nations.
>|
>| A deterioration of the political and regulatory environment
>| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>| in the US prompted the fall, the report said.
>|
>| The top spot went for the first time to Denmark, followed by Sweden.
>|
>| Innovation
>|
>| [...]
> `----
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6502725.stm
>
The decline is continuing. Still, the US is still above the UK by 2
places, and above Germany by several.
Constraining software development using the patent system was one of
the most stupid things the US governmental systems have ever done,
for the US, anyway. Clearly, for Denmark, it's been a good thing indeed.
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