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I would hate to live in such a restrictive area but that is probably more a cultural difference than anything. I'd rather have competition and innovation than s
by frockington 8y ago
I would hate to live in such a restrictive area but that is probably more a cultural difference than anything. I'd rather have competition and innovation than security and stability. In my opinion it is the main distinguishing factor between the USA and Europe
- rusk 8y agoNo shortage of competition and innovation here my friend. We're having this very discussion atop the world wide web which came from CERN. There's no reason why I should have to sacrifice my privacy so that a few oligarchs can add a few more zeros to their bank accounts.
- frockington 8y agoAll I can think of is Nokia and possibly Vodafone if those count as technology. What other big tech companies are there? Not trying to be rude, just generally curious as I don't know much about the European technology scene
- rusk 8y agoI started to write a list ... but easier to google! * https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/meet-europe-top-tech-titans/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/meet-europe-top-tech-... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_European_companies_by_revenue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_European_compa... I actually hadn't realised Spotify was Swedish! Deezer is French. Pretty much every high-end car manufacturer. ARM. Did you know the modern three-point tractor hitch was invented by an Irishman? Modern motor cars come from Germany. The Web as I mentioned earlier comes from CERN which is a joint European project. Ericsson, Siemens, Philips. Airbus is also another joint European cooperative. Raspberry Pi. Arduino. Betfair. Jetbrains. Interesting exercise!
- rusk 8y agoOh yeah and Linux