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by jajko 474 days ago
> Both Nokia and Skype went under due to usual European leadership stagnation and comfort before getting bought. Thankfully both sales funneled enough funds into EU to bootstrap a startup culture here.

What? None of those were EU government owned, all was private. Do people really have this sort of (completely incorrect) view on how things work in Europe? Not even donald was ever stating such ridiculous things
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wqaatwt 474 days ago
Who said they were government owned though?

Stagnation and risk averseness is pretty much the default when it comes to most major European companies. In almost any sector.

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jajko 474 days ago
Not true, just some cheap internet meme for people too lazy to bother understanding economics and different principles US and European societies and markets work on.

And the claim of parent that income from sales would go to EU, which is not true, it went to Nokia owners who aren't in any meaning 'EU'. Its like saying any sale of any US private company to some foreign one goes to trump and his government.

Your post is typical lazy propagation of trivially verifiable made up claims, not sure even by whom or for what purpose, but this forum has higher standards

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wqaatwt 474 days ago
> different principles

Yes, risk aversion.

Of course there are highly innovative and successful companies in Europe, but they are usually highly specialized or an exception to the rule.

It wasn’t always the case of course, but the last ~15 years or so have been a disaster.

> verifiable made up claims

Well yes, it’s rather easily verifiable. The biggest “tech” company in the EU is SAP after all.

It’s a but confusing is your comment supposed to be sarcasm? Otherwise how exactly are my claims “made up”?

> would go to EU, which is not true, it went to Nokia owners who aren't in any meaning 'EU

It’s very obvious that they didn’t mean that especially if you read what they said next. Not sure how one can misinterpret it.

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