Re: Meanwhile.....
American companies haven't "competed" with anyone in a long time. If a cocmpetitor shows up on the scene, they either get bought out and merged or the government is lobbied until the usurper is banned from the country.
America "leads the world" on technology because they appy military jack boots to anyone who has the potential to beat them, not because their "the best" by a long shot any more.
One need only look at recent news on the HPC front to realize that...