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No 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 wh
by rusk 8y ago
No 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