[eurohacker]

Europeans have invented PHP, Linux, Python, C++, Ruby on Rails, Opera browser, Skype etc.

should promote european better search engines more , otherwise average-level product makers like Google and Microsoft will take over the world

[jbarham]

> Europeans have invented PHP, Linux, Python, C++, Ruby on Rails...

Sure, but Rasmus Lerdorf, Linus Torvalds, Guido van Rossum, Bjarne Stroustrup and David Heinemeier Hansson all now live in the US which IMHO says a lot.

[TomorrowMars]

I think despite all the article's flaws, that point you mention is very valid- google is a very American product, with the good-enough-for-us-means-good-enough-for-the-rest-of-the world.

[redthrowaway]

It's still great in Canada, too. Don't even say it, we're totally different and unique.

[TomorrowMars]

when you search in French from Canada, do you get results from France as well?

[redthrowaway]

Nope.

http://www.google.ca/search?source=ig&hl=fr&rlz=&...

Google does have some god-awful URLs though.