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Every single technology that went into the iPhone was developed with public money:
You know what is it that apple patented and trademarked? Rounded edges.
This is the case with pretty much all fundamental research because it takes a long time to do, and requires a lot of sustained investment without any direct profit. Companies simply swoop in at the end stages and start commercializing what was developed using public money.