> some countries, particularly in continental Europe, including Germany, have fallen behind the United States in their willingness and ability to implement ente

> some countries, particularly in continental Europe, including Germany, have fallen behind the United States in their willingness and ability to implement enterprise software systems that challenge existing habits and modes of operation. This is brilliant marketing, positing the USA as a champion leading the vanguard, and the EU as a laggard in the inevitable progress towards Utopia. The reverse is in some ways true; the EU has developed much better data privacy laws, and the USA has significant catching up to do.