Maybe Intel rode the increasing-returns wave between 1992 and 2000.

FORBES: Advice for Bush

Early ideas suggested blunting the nose of the plane to prevent the pressure waves joining up to form one intense shock wave, or lengthening the plane without increasing its weight to dampen the noise.

CNN: Bang goes the sonic boom

Over the past 10 years, the right to information has been recognized by an increasing number of countries, including developing ones, through the adoption of a wave of FOI laws.

UNESCO: Communication and Information