Europe has played a foundational role in the development of the foundations of modern computing - Linux and ARM are prime examples of technologies that have reshaped the industry over the past three decades. The question isn’t whether Europe should distance itself from American technology, but why US firms have been far more successful at monetizing Europe's innovations. I'm afraid they're going to have to do some soul-searching to understand why upstart businesses have a difficult time flourishing in Europe.
Damn! I forgot about all that! But yeah, the world is built on European technology. They're just not as good at capitalizing on it. Being American, I have no first-hand insight to why that is. I know what people say, but I don't know how much to trust that.
As a German, I would guess on the one hand, there's not enough digital skills in the broad population. Also, entrepreneurs historically tended to flock to classical engineering roles (= making internal-combustion cars).
Sounds nice. But talking about how your nation will break free from dominance is 0% more difficult than quietly accepting that your low-effort feel-good priorities guarantee your perpetual submission.
Europe has played a foundational role in the development of the foundations of modern computing - Linux and ARM are prime examples of technologies that have reshaped the industry over the past three decades. The question isn’t whether Europe should distance itself from American technology, but why US firms have been far more successful at monetizing Europe's innovations. I'm afraid they're going to have to do some soul-searching to understand why upstart businesses have a difficult time flourishing in Europe.
agree! other notable examples include MP3 and the GSM standard. Oh, and the World Wide Web...
Damn! I forgot about all that! But yeah, the world is built on European technology. They're just not as good at capitalizing on it. Being American, I have no first-hand insight to why that is. I know what people say, but I don't know how much to trust that.
As a German, I would guess on the one hand, there's not enough digital skills in the broad population. Also, entrepreneurs historically tended to flock to classical engineering roles (= making internal-combustion cars).
Sounds nice. But talking about how your nation will break free from dominance is 0% more difficult than quietly accepting that your low-effort feel-good priorities guarantee your perpetual submission.