>The US government forces American tech companies to spy on users, so US companies are to blame? The US government is to blame here, the companies are penalize

>The US government forces American tech companies to spy on users, so US companies are to blame? The US government is to blame here, the companies are penalized for our governments belligerent behavior. The alternatives (war, sanctions) are much less appealing or viable. >These services are so useful and well-liked around the world that they should be considered a threat? In the case of physical goods, this has been happening for YEARS, and in both directions, in the form of import/export tariffs. For years, the tariff on corn going into mexico from the US kept local corn farmers in business, with NAFTA this was no longer in place, and a LOT Of them went out of business. > Companies like this don't come out of Europe for a reason. http://www.wired.co.uk/article/wireds-100-hottest-european-startups-2015 http://www.wired.co.uk/article/wireds-100-hottest-european-s... Europe has a thriving start up scene, and quite a few major tech players (SAP springs to mind as the largest). Not to mention interesting efforts like Raspberry pi and Arduino.