[PaulMorgan]

Guess Arpanet was a huge mistake because it was government funded.

[sarvesh]

Arpanet wasn't a startup, it came out of a defense program. What I am saying it trying to pick winners in silicon valley is a bad idea.

[PaulMorgan]

The government picks winners all the time when awarding contracts and has a lot of experience doing so (when the process is done right). For Arpanet they picked a winner with BBN.