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Japan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervened (www.xda-developers.com)
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[–] 17 points 2 months ago (1 child)

And when the Eastern Bloc dissolved, government owned corporations got sold off to western ones, for pennies, all to be shut down in a few weeks. If not, usually they got boycotted, because the kids finally could buy western brands, which made you look cool among your peers.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Eastern Europe sold its stuff away mainly because of local corruption. Local factories would get sold as scrap by one wise guy and a couple of his friends in the budding government fresh after a revolution because they could make a quick buck and set themselves up for more similar opportunities. Also "scrap" claim would take a long time to be investigated and never amount to anything.

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