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by bduerst 3075 days ago
Developing countries, sure, and they run a huge risk of propping up an unsustainable economy. Especially when those incentives run out.

Just look at how Argentina's incentives for Blackberry panned out: https://www.npr.org/2017/02/23/516895101/when-argentina-elec...

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All investments have associated risks. e.g: Microsoft invested in Nokia and turned out bad, except for the acquisition of a substantial IP portfolio.