Mariana Mazzucato - I often use the iPhone as an example of how governments shape markets, beca

I often use the iPhone as an example of how governments shape markets, because what makes the iPhone ‘smart’ and not stupid is what you can do with it. And yes, everything you can do with an iPhone was government-funded. From the Internet that allows you to surf the Web, to GPS that lets you use Google Maps, to touch screen display and even the SIRI voice activated system - all of these things were funded by Uncle Sam through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), NASA, the Navy, and even the CIA!

- Mariana Mazzucato

source: "What the Steve Jobs Movie Won't Tell You About Apple's Success". Interview with Lynn Parramore, www.ineteconomics.org. October 23, 2015.