I think it&#x27;s important to differentiate between the effects the products these companies create have, and the effects the companies themselves have on world&#x2F;US culture.<p>Clearly the products have had a profound impact on culture, but I think the impact would have been the same if they had been developed by Exxon or Halliburton.<p>As far as the cultural impact of the companies themselves, I think it&#x27;s been modest at best.