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The EU has had a spotty history competing with SV. A large part of that is the different investment and regulatory environment for better or worse makes it much
by thereddaikon 3y ago
The EU has had a spotty history competing with SV. A large part of that is the different investment and regulatory environment for better or worse makes it much harder for tech startups to get going, especially after the fact when there are established players.
- disgruntledphd2 3y agoIt would have been difficult to get funding to build the first Google or Facebook. Given how much money they make, it would be relatively easy to get funding for a privacy respecting copycat.
- _Wintermute 3y agoThere's been dozens of "Google, but French" started by smart business people, they're very efficient at collecting millions in EU funding and producing almost nothing of worth.
- disgruntledphd2 3y agoSure, but that's performative nonsense. If Goog/FB were actually banned, there'd be a real commercial motive to build a clone.