Sergey Brin is from continental Europe :). Still I don't understand why you would exclude Scandinavia. It's like excluding Florida when talking about the USA.

Sergey Brin is from continental Europe :). Still I don't understand why you would exclude Scandinavia. It's like excluding Florida when talking about the USA. Also Dieter Schwarz of Lidl, Michel Ferrero etc. - what exactly do you mean with 'new'? However it is definitely not a coincidence, American companies usually win because the American market is big and unified, the European market much less so, and there are many other differences.