I agree. And it might ease some of the pricing issue too. There are many plans for cloud services outside the US but there's usually a lack of know-how and comp

I agree. And it might ease some of the pricing issue too. There are many plans for cloud services outside the US but there's usually a lack of know-how and competitive functionality/pricing. A current example: Clio, a cloud provider for lawyers, recently started to offer a server location in Ireland in order to comply with European privacy laws [1]. The price, however, is about 60% higher than in the US … Price comparison: US = 49 USD/month = about 36 EUR [2] EU = 49 GBP/month = about 58 EUR [3] [1] = http://www.goclio.com/blog/2013/10/clio-online-practice-management-platform-launches-in-europe/ http://www.goclio.com/blog/2013/10/clio-online-practice-mana... [2] = http://www.goclio.com/signup/ http://www.goclio.com/signup/ [3] = http://www.goclio.co.uk/signup/ http://www.goclio.co.uk/signup/