The rapid growth in the new economy has driven a decade-long economic boom in the States. The old manufacturing economy has naturally been trimmed back, with factories relocating overseas, but American firms can depend on the rights to technology to earn a profit.
「新經濟」的快速擴張，撐起了近十年的美國經濟榮景，至於原有以製造為主的「工業時代」舊經濟，則逐步地自然割捨，將製造基地移轉國外，而美國廠商仍然可以靠授權技術來賺錢。