At the height of its mainframe dominance in the 1980s, the rule of thumb was that IBM accounted for half of industry revenues, two-thirds of the profits and three-quarters of the market cap.
They make up two-thirds of Syria's population, but have historically chafed at the dominance, during 40 years of rule by the Assad family, of the Alawites, an offshoot of Shia Islam whose adherents account for some 6% of Syrians.
Juwono says the prickly reaction from some probably reflects the widespread feeling that Indonesia is ready for civilian rule after a history of military dominance that has only recently diminished.