I did..... but my application for CEO somehow was not responded too.... 
Jokes aside, I agree as a start up national interest company, some sort of protection is required to give it a kick start. But, its been almost 30 years already wei....
I remember speaking to a Proton executive a few years back asking him how come as an automobile manufacturer, we are not as successful as the Koreans, e.g. Hyundai. His reply was, Hyundai started more than 15 years before Proton, thats why they are more successful. Give them time, he said. My reply was, Toyota started over 40 years before Hyundai, but now, Hyundai is now competing with Toyota head on, even beating them in some US survey (I cant remember which one.... that was 3 - 4 years ago). The fella change subject after that.......
Learn from the Koreans la.... they also started with Mitsubishi tech...look where they are right now.... They are to the Japanese Car Manufacturer what the Japanese Car Manufacturer were to the Americans 20 - 30 year back.
