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The digital single market strategy “in no way” aims to limit the progress of U.S. tech firms in Europe, Mr. Ansip told The Wall Street Journal. No worries ther
by Gys 12y ago
The digital single market strategy “in no way” aims to limit the progress of U.S. tech firms in Europe, Mr. Ansip told The Wall Street Journal.
No worries there !
The European strategy is always to have more and complicated rules (VAT got far more complex by Jan 1st 2015, net-neutrality is discussed, data roaming is under attack, etc).
European politicians do not understand that all the big companies once started as very small companies.
By complicating things (again: VAT, data roaming, etc) the entry levels are raised.
By the time successful US companies (soon to be Chinese companies ?!) reach Europe they have enough muscle to adapt to the rules.
Small local companies hardly ever grow that big. And it will only get more difficult.
- tincholio 12y ago>By complicating things (again: VAT, data roaming, etc) What exactly do you think the problem is with abolishing data roaming charges? As it is, the telcos are screwing everyone, the plan to limit the data roaming charges is good from everyone else's perspective!
- Gys 12y agoYes, there should be no roaming charges so people can freely travel in Europe and be online always and everywhere. That would be good. However, the latest plan is to NOT abolish them... Just a discount for a while or some free data for one week or something :-( Not really helpful in creating 'one market'...
- lurcio 12y agoI'm sure that's not an artifact of policy.