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You're posting that on the web (European innovation)...
by mellosouls 4y ago
You're posting that on the web (European innovation)...
- CamperBob2 4y agoYes, the first 0.001% of the technology came from Europe. What have you done for us in this millennium?
- cguess 4y agoSpotify to name one.
- pb7 4y agoSpotify who set up shop in the US at the first indication of viability? Not very promising for the EU when the majority of their employees are in the US.
- cguess 4y agoThey were in Europe for years before moving to the States. Also Siemens then. The European tech scene isn't as sexy, they tend to make things that are useful, not just things that get VC hype.
- zmnd 4y agoAnd now compare how many employees they have in the US vs EU.
- neom 4y agoPretty sure they also trade on the NYSE?
- devjab 4y agoI think the two biggest contributions would be RepRap giving the world open access to FDM printing, which was the catalyst for modern 3D printing, and microcontrollers like the RasberryPi and Arduino (again open). But it's true that Europe doesn't produce massive advertisement or tech companies, largely because our consumer laws would frankly make it impossible to grow by monetizing privacy data if you also had to respect European law. The real question, is why we allow foreign companies to do so, but I'm not sure anyone really wants to discuss that in earnest.
- globular-toast 4y agoWhat has anyone done apart from extract more money from thick people with addictive technology?
- umeshunni 4y agoCookie banners, GDPR, bans on sharing news. Is that not enough for you?
- ChatGTP 4y agoLinux
- CamperBob2 4y agoAnd what was Linus's next move, as soon as it became clear that he had done something important...?
- ChatGTP 4y agoNot really the point, it came from Europe.
- causi 4y agoNobody's arguing Europe wasn't capable of innovating thirty years ago.