While everyone, including me, is bashing European bureaucracy and tendencies towards statism, there are a lot of examples of hugely successful and transformativ

While everyone, including me, is bashing European bureaucracy and tendencies towards statism, there are a lot of examples of hugely successful and transformative European companies started by real entrepeneurs: RyanAir & EasyJet: These completely transformed the European airline industry in a very disruptive way. The old "flag carriers" are dying off one after the other, and I'm pretty sure I speak for us all when I say "good riddance" to that. Now we just need to get rid of the state monopolies on rail transport (which is coming soon), and we're going to see the same sort of transformation on high-speed and conventional rail. Free.fr: Unfortunately only in France for the moment, this ISP is what every ISP should strive towards: Low prices, good service, lots of features, etc. If you ever wish your ISP would just do or change <something>, Free has already done that and more, including standing up to Sarko's ridiculous Hadopi law. Skype: Was started in Europe and has and still is transforming the telecom industry along with other companies providing VOIP services.