The United States Dominates World Markets for Computer Software, Producing

question 5

Essay

The United States dominates world markets for computer software, producing about a majority of the total world computer software, whereas Europe and Japan lag significantly behind.
(a) What possible reasons would account for this?
(b) Would you expect this to continue?

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