Or maybe switching from "nothing" to "internet" has way more outcomes than switching from "minitel" to "internet", and that's why internet took more time to gro

Or maybe switching from "nothing" to "internet" has way more outcomes than switching from "minitel" to "internet", and that's why internet took more time to grow in France ? And there might be a thousand reasons not to host your data in the USA, and that's why they search for local alternative. Stop simplifying everything to "French pride", that's just a myth.