Re: Ahoy me hardees! Happened all the time in the 80s/90s in the US
See: Fairchild Semi, which pretty much spawned Silicon Valley with all the smart employees leaving to start their own companies.
The Wikipedia page reads like a script from the "General Hospital" '80s soap
"Noyce also expressed his belief that silicon semiconductors would herald the start of disposable appliances that, due to cheap electronic components, would not be repaired but merely discarded when worn out"
Biting the hand that feeds IT
