4 ms·
Doesn't really make sense. The US is still producing new unicorn companies, so you can't claim Europe wasn't able to do that because of the US monopoly. Since t
by kkjjkgjjgg 5y ago
Doesn't really make sense. The US is still producing new unicorn companies, so you can't claim Europe wasn't able to do that because of the US monopoly. Since those are new services, there was no previous monopoly, as the kind of service didn't exist.
- moffkalast 5y agoThere are some pretty successful startups like Wolt recently, but they inevitably get bought out and taken over by american captial. So there is nothing because as soon as it becomes something it's no longer ours lmao.
- ChuckNorris89 5y agoIt almost like the US has so much money, it can outspend the EU at every step of the way.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoEU invested a billion EUR into creating a Google alternative some years ago. Naturally, nothing was ever heard from the project again. Such things happen on a regular basis. Money shortage is not the problem. There are also many big companies, for example VW could have bought some AI startups or Uber competitors.
- moffkalast 5y agoPretty much.
- lytefm 5y ago> It almost like the US has so much money, it can outspend the EU at every step of the way. Especially for startups: either buy the whole company or hire the key employees away.