From mostly whose funding has the development of computers as we know them come?

From reading this article I can see that the funding to develop computers has often come from the US Government and that the technology was supposed to be helping with defense.  The article says that the first computer was actually built in order to help the US with fighting World War II.  After that, even though scientists may have wanted to pursue developing electronics for communication or even creative reasons, the foundation that two scientists, Bush and Weiner, began was funded by the US Government and was meant to be pursuing national defense research.  It wasn’t until the 1970s with scientist Kay that computer research moved away from military institutions.  Since government funding has supported science and technology, scientists have been able to develop machines that go far beyond just contributing to national security.  Now, these machines contribute also to national creativity and globalization.  Since the US is now at war in at least two countries plus the War on Terror, the government is focused a lot on defense.  Who knows what kind of technological innovation will result from this focus and how scientists and society will eventually use it?