The Internet and many of the key technologies used in the iPhone have been spillovers of government subsidized R&amp;D programs and US Department of Defense projects. But typically the government acquires no stake in the commercialization of such successful technologies, leaving the profits entirely to private investors.
正如 玛丽安娜·马祖卡托（Mariana Mazzucato）所指出的，国家在资助新技术方面已经扮演了重要角色。互联网和iPhone中所使用的许多关键技术正是来自政府补贴研发项目和美国国防部项目的溢出效应。但通常政府不会在这些成功技术的商业化过程中分一杯羹，利润全部流入了私人发明家的腰包。