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Europe (mostly, at least) does have a unified market on paper, but not culturally, which makes marketing, localization etc. harder - a commercial that sells wel
by danjac 4y ago
Europe (mostly, at least) does have a unified market on paper, but not culturally, which makes marketing, localization etc. harder - a commercial that sells well to Germans might go down like a lead balloon in Spain.
The biggest advantage I've seen in the US has been the VC ecosystem. For all we deride VCs - and sometimes (particularly given events over the past few weeks) with very good reason, the money spigot is just much more generous in the US. Of course that will change in the new low interest rate economy, but that to me seems more the deciding factor than silly claims that Americans are somehow more innately "innovative" than Europeans.
- anonyfox 4y agoMoney as a forcing function seems to come to an end, also I really am laughing right now how the US tries to suppress TikTok so it doesn’t overtake all these social media companies seemingly unable to compete :-)
- tekknik 4y agoYour takeaway from the news around TikTok is the US is scared to compete?
- danjac 4y agoSensible legislation would be a level playing field - better privacy laws and regulations that apply to all players. Instead you have hick senators asking if TikTok listens to your Wifi. It may be about competition, but it's more likely grandstanding over the latest Red Scare.