[kfk]

Europe also needs some way to regulate US startups (and big tech a la Microsoft) price dumping “competitive” practices. Underpricing applications, SaaS and Cloud services for years is a sure way to kill EU startups. EU tech companies do not have the capital to play price wars. The customer, in the end, loses, once vendor-locked and forced to receive significant price increases.

[Kinrany]

The problem is the winner-takes-all market. Fix that, and VCs won't waste nearly as much money.

[expertentipp]

Nobody is forcing EU companies to use AWS/GCP/MS/Oracle, the developers and managers are eating their architecture evangelism like crackheads and listening to platform and framework influencers as if they were prophets. We have dedicated positions for managing AWS permissions and user models. Short research will easily reveal a range of EU based service providers with APIs and SDKs.

[AnonymousPlanet]

It's nearly impossible to find a company in Europe that is not completely dependent on Microsoft technology. And Microsoft is aggressively pushing companies towards Azure.

[expertentipp]

As an employee or job candidate try to object the slightest against Windows on your laptop, or Azure for services and very quickly your monthly income will approach zero. Companies are looking for specialists with ten years of experience in Windows and Azure, who will do stuff with Windows and Azure. The decision making generous for MS is happening higher up in the corporate hierarchy. Folks higher up in corporate hierarchy want to pay off their leveraged mortgages, drive BMW or Mercedes, and vacation in Santorini, they don't care about dumb computer stuff.