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   From: kurkku@hassuserveri.fi   
      
   "David Friedman"  kirjoitti   
   viestissä:ddfr-7C8CA4.09492515082008@CA.NEWS.VERIO.NET...   
   > In article ,   
   >   
   > I'm particularly puzzled by the "as a result of the relationship" part   
   > of this. By your account, the Finns specialized in producing low quality   
   > goods for the Soviet market. By other accounts, they specialized in   
   > producing ships, especially ice breakers. Neither of those explains   
   > success in producing cell phones today. If anything, one would think   
   >   
   Why should they do anything like that? You are an oddball.   
   >   
      
   > that if Finnish efforts hadn't been diverted in those directions in the   
   > past, Finland would have developed as a high tech, high quality producer   
   > even earlier.   
   >   
   Finns have produced high quality stuff for ages. What's your problem.   
   Discuss it with your shrink. The usenet is not a madhouse.   
      
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