[aussiegreenie]

>being the largest economy, having a vast single market

America is NOT the largest market the EU is MUCH BIGGER. And it is not "America" that commercialises technology, but a small portion of California called The Valley.

[aeonik]

According to this the US GDP is 1.5 times bigger than the entire EU:

https://statisticstimes.com/economy/united-states-vs-eu-econ...