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It is, though. The EU has a unified single market for goods, but not for services. And since most software tries to provide a service, or integrate with busines
by tormeh 4y ago
It is, though. The EU has a unified single market for goods, but not for services. And since most software tries to provide a service, or integrate with businesses that do, EU software companies often struggle to expand to other member states than their native one. There are legal and lingual differences, obviously, but also different ecosystems of private entities that you're expected to integrate with. The EU is really good at making stuff that goes in boxes, though.
- tomcam 4y agoInsightful, thanks. Answers a ton of questions swirling around my noggin for ages.
- jdiez17 4y ago> The EU has a unified single market for goods, but not for services. It's definitely possible and easy for a company in EU country X to provide a service to individuals or companies in another EU country. What makes you think otherwise?
- markus92 4y agoLanguage, for one. Legally it might be one market but having to translate your service in well over two-dozen languages is a bit of an entry barrier.
- revelio 4y agoThe EU itself admits that. Their attempts at a digital market for services never really went anywhere. It's one reason the UK left and economic impact was less than some people claimed it would be. A services heavy economy wasn't benefiting from the EU single market so much to begin with. For example trying to sell legal or financial services across the EU is painful.