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Since when Accenture is European? It’s this because these companies are not Palantir?

by luis_cho 11mo ago

Brajeshwar 11mo ago
Being officially HQ-ed in Dublin, Ireland might be the reason. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accenture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accenture
jeroenhd 11mo ago
Accenture is operating from Ireland, legally speaking. It may be in American hands, serving American shareholders and American interests, and it may have been started as a European front for an American business, but it's technically an EU company. I don't think those kinds of details matter to a government looking to start yet another trade war, though. The list is based on the question "what legally European tech companies do business in America, sorted by income".
- torginus 11mo ago
  By this logic, FAANG is also EU
  - arethuza 11mo ago
    Accenture has its HQ in Dublin - FAANG companies have their HQs in the US?
    - dh2022 11mo ago
      But their Intelectual Property is located in Ireland :) For numerous helpings of double irish dutch sandwiches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Sandwich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Sandwich
  - jeroenhd 11mo ago
    FAANG usually only operate what is necessary to collect payment and maybe do some lobbying on the side. Accenture actually has a full HQ with people on the ground in Europe. But yes, legally speaking, FAANG is also EU, same way Volkswagen is an American company. That's not really how people tend to talk about these companies, though.
    - seanmcdirmid 11mo ago
      > FAANG usually only operate what is necessary to collect payment and maybe do some lobbying on the side. Google, Meta, Microsoft do a lot of R&D un Europe. Google more so than the others. I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple had substantial R&D in Europe as well, although I couldn’t name specific sites like the first three. Maybe you meant big corp instead of FAANG specifically?
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ncruces 11mo ago
Similarly, what's DHL doing there? I mean, I know it's headquartered in Germany. But why is it targeted here? Is it because it was once American?
ninalanyon 11mo ago
Although it originated in the US its headquarters are in Ireland. Probably solely for tax reasons.

Since when Accenture is European? It’s this because these companies are not Palantir?

Being officially HQ-ed in Dublin, Ireland might be the reason. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accenture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accenture

jeroenhd 11mo ago

Accenture is operating from Ireland, legally speaking. It may be in American hands, serving American shareholders and American interests, and it may have been started as a European front for an American business, but it's technically an EU company. I don't think those kinds of details matter to a government looking to start yet another trade war, though. The list is based on the question "what legally European tech companies do business in America, sorted by income".

torginus 11mo ago
By this logic, FAANG is also EU
- arethuza 11mo ago
  Accenture has its HQ in Dublin - FAANG companies have their HQs in the US?
  - dh2022 11mo ago
    But their Intelectual Property is located in Ireland :) For numerous helpings of double irish dutch sandwiches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Sandwich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Sandwich
- jeroenhd 11mo ago
  FAANG usually only operate what is necessary to collect payment and maybe do some lobbying on the side. Accenture actually has a full HQ with people on the ground in Europe. But yes, legally speaking, FAANG is also EU, same way Volkswagen is an American company. That's not really how people tend to talk about these companies, though.
  - seanmcdirmid 11mo ago
    > FAANG usually only operate what is necessary to collect payment and maybe do some lobbying on the side. Google, Meta, Microsoft do a lot of R&D un Europe. Google more so than the others. I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple had substantial R&D in Europe as well, although I couldn’t name specific sites like the first three. Maybe you meant big corp instead of FAANG specifically?

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ncruces 11mo ago

Similarly, what's DHL doing there? I mean, I know it's headquartered in Germany. But why is it targeted here? Is it because it was once American?

ninalanyon 11mo ago

Although it originated in the US its headquarters are in Ireland. Probably solely for tax reasons.