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Regarding the political aspect, I strongly disagree with the notion of attacking these companies just for the sake of being actually really good (and big). The
by pc_edwin 4y ago
Regarding the political aspect, I strongly disagree with the notion of attacking these companies just for the sake of being actually really good (and big).
The EU alternatives are notably inferior, they constantly find themselves playing catch-up, which could be attributed to a weaker anti-tech ecosystem.
The tech giants in America are able to innovate at a rapid pace due to a robust ecosystem that encourages experimentation and dogfooding. Google, for example, developed MapReduce and Kubernetes out of necessity, while Amazon and Microsoft also heavily rely on their in-house innovations.
You can make a similar argument with Cloudflare and Akamai, these offerings were not only welcomed, they needed to exist in the American tech ecosystem.
You see similar ecosystem dynamics at play in China with hardware.