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> how far behind the old world is, both in tech as in spirit I always laugh out loud reading nonsense like that. It is only true if you extremely narrowly defi
by mbrodersen 6y ago
> how far behind the old world is, both in tech as in spirit
I always laugh out loud reading nonsense like that. It is only true if you extremely narrowly define "tech" as SaaS solutions. Just to mention a few examples: almost all Fortune 500 companies in the US run on "old world" (Germany7) SAP software. Almost all mobile phones run on "old world" (England) ARM designed chips. The worlds best Go player was beaten by "old world" (England) software. The largest airliner in the world (A380) was designed and built in the "old world". Do I really need to go on?
- Nimitz14 6y agoEngland is the most modern of the large European countries and is obviously not what OP was talking about. He's right, both the regulations and the culture make Germany not a pleasant place to do business.
- mbrodersen 6y agoHaving lived, worked and paid taxes in England for a number of years, I can tell you that England typically is 5 to 10 years behind Denmark/Norway/Sweden.
- Nimitz14 6y agoNotice I used the word "large".