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While that's absolutely correct, fortunately it's only true for Germany, which will further cripple itself in the tech world. The Germans are already decades be

While that's absolutely correct, fortunately it's only true for Germany, which will further cripple itself in the tech world. The Germans are already decades behind the US in that space, this will just keep things as they are, which I appreciate. Were the Germans acting rationally, applying their potential fully, they'd be a global tech juggernaut, including in software. The more they trip themselves up, the longer the US can easily keep its crown and the trillions of dollars that go with it. And it's kind of cute how SAP now fits in Microsoft's pocket.

mschuster91 5y ago
> While that's absolutely correct, fortunately it's only true for Germany, which will further cripple itself in the tech world. Sooner or later this will be an EU proposal anyway like the GDPR. > The more they trip themselves up, the longer the US can easily keep its crown and the trillions of dollars that go with it. A lot of the success of the US tech giants is built upon the cost of people suffering in a myriad of ways, from the cost of following up with data thefts to literal death from exploitative working conditions. European countries - while not perfect - tend to value their citizens a bit more than the US... and if the US continues on its current path, it may very well see the consequences of dissatisfied citizens. The election of the 45th President was only the beginning of what may happen.