[geeks] provisional patent application

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Mike Meredith <very at zonky.org>
>Date: 2006/10/01 Sun AM 08:43:00 CDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] provisional patent application

>On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 15:23:20 +0200, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
>> Until China and India become truely industrialized, the U.S. market is
>> bigger than the rest of the world combined, except for localized
>> products, such as wombat washers.
>> 
>> Geoff.
>
>Sorry, but you're way, *way* off.
>
>According to the CIA world fact book (which if it's slanted anywhere
>will be towards the US) lists US in first place at 12.3 trillion
>dollars, and the EU in second place at 12.1 trillion dollars. Other
>highlights include China at 8.8 trillion dollars and the UK down in 8th
>place with 1.8 trillion dollars.
>
>The world has a total GDP of 60 trillion dollars making the US share 21%
>... somewhat less than > 50%.

Well, US is largest (according to your CIA factbook citation) GDP, but I'm willing to assert that GSM certainly meant the market for his planned product, not "all things commercial". That's how I read it, anyway...

Lionel