> Both Nokia and Skype went under due to usual European leadership stagnation an...

wqaatwt · 2025-02-28T13:39:53 1740749993

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.

jajko · 2025-02-28T15:10:29 1740755429

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

wqaatwt · 2025-02-28T23:17:14 1740784634

> 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.