[vbeeaz]

Because the EU does not have a tech sector, so they can pass any tech regulations without any fear for blowback.

[BurningPenguin]

Dude, we don't live in the middle ages. We have a tech sector. ASML, SAP, Infineon, Nokia, Dassault Systèmes and so on.

[heavyset_go]

If you're using a processor that was manufactured in the last decade, it was built using machines that the entire world depends upon that are only designed and produced in the EU.