If Wozniak had been a Singaporean, he would have been slapped with a stiff fine for using his residence for an illegal purpose. And Apple might not have seen daylight. With the new law, ordinary people with ideas can at least work on them and market them from home. The only thing we can blame the government is why not earlier. Paying for an office is out of the question.
Money is the root of most start-up problems for software creators in Singapore.
They feel more comfortable financing real estate or manufacturing ventures. The condition is that it should not become a nuisance to neighbours. Laws were also relaxed for foreigners to come and set up such ventures. Rents in science parks were reduced to help software start ups. In the past few years, the authorities also helped reduce the effects of business bankruptcy, by helping victims get back into new ventures without the social stigma.