Eh, there are plenty of success stories with companies that aren’t American. Spotify for example is Swedish, as is Skype, and if you count fintech, Klarna. Skype was acquired by Microsoft.
That is the way with a lot of tech; something was created and then bought up by a bigger tech company, either because they wanted to expand their offerings, or snuff out competition.
But I can use my own cd collection instead if I want to or play my own music or none at all. Nobody cares.
What I can’t do is write a funding proposal in libreoffice, because docx is the standard form and if your proposal looks odd they are happy to desk reject it. I also can’t just use my own search engine, browser, social media. Well, I can, but I’ll have to be tech savvy and will be isolated. This is by design.
The actual counterexample is SAP, which for some reason managed to cling itself into core business infrastructure. I don’t know of another example, but let me know if you have one.
Many other startups were founded abroad and eventually bought by big tech or moved over for tax reasons. This is part of the “standard path” now, and people discuss when the strategic point in time is right to move over. American diplomacy made sure there is no competing environment anywhere else, except in China where they couldn’t enforce it.
What I can’t do is write a funding proposal in libreoffice, because docx is the standard form and if your proposal looks odd they are happy to desk reject it.
You could always just use PDF. If there’s no reason for the person receiving the proposal to edit the file, it shouldn’t really be in an editable format anyway.
I also can’t just use my own search engine, browser, social media. Well, I can, but I’ll have to be tech savvy and will be isolated. This is by design.
Switching your browser is easy, you just download a different one. Vivaldi is from Norway, Ecosia is German, and Mullvad is from Sweden. Switching search engines is also pretty easy, including the built in address bar ones. On Android I was able to switch from Google to Kagi easily between the browser settings, and app. No need to be tech savvy beyond knowing how to install an app. Kago itself is US, but there are European alternatives, the steps to switch are just as easy.
Technically we’re on social media right now, but most usage of that term means more like Facebook and that sort of site instead. “Social media” like that should generally be avoided if only to help with mental health.
No, I can’t. You’re obviously not familiar with such processes. The format is enforced, nobody cares about some dude asking for money and then also asking to use a different format. Won’t happen.
Eh, there are plenty of success stories with companies that aren’t American. Spotify for example is Swedish, as is Skype, and if you count fintech, Klarna. Skype was acquired by Microsoft.
That is the way with a lot of tech; something was created and then bought up by a bigger tech company, either because they wanted to expand their offerings, or snuff out competition.
Yes, but nobody cares about Spotify. It’s not an essential app in any sense. It’s also owned by the music industry, btw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ5z_KKeFqE
But I can use my own cd collection instead if I want to or play my own music or none at all. Nobody cares.
What I can’t do is write a funding proposal in libreoffice, because docx is the standard form and if your proposal looks odd they are happy to desk reject it. I also can’t just use my own search engine, browser, social media. Well, I can, but I’ll have to be tech savvy and will be isolated. This is by design.
The actual counterexample is SAP, which for some reason managed to cling itself into core business infrastructure. I don’t know of another example, but let me know if you have one.
Many other startups were founded abroad and eventually bought by big tech or moved over for tax reasons. This is part of the “standard path” now, and people discuss when the strategic point in time is right to move over. American diplomacy made sure there is no competing environment anywhere else, except in China where they couldn’t enforce it.
You could always just use PDF. If there’s no reason for the person receiving the proposal to edit the file, it shouldn’t really be in an editable format anyway.
Switching your browser is easy, you just download a different one. Vivaldi is from Norway, Ecosia is German, and Mullvad is from Sweden. Switching search engines is also pretty easy, including the built in address bar ones. On Android I was able to switch from Google to Kagi easily between the browser settings, and app. No need to be tech savvy beyond knowing how to install an app. Kago itself is US, but there are European alternatives, the steps to switch are just as easy.
Technically we’re on social media right now, but most usage of that term means more like Facebook and that sort of site instead. “Social media” like that should generally be avoided if only to help with mental health.
No, I can’t. You’re obviously not familiar with such processes. The format is enforced, nobody cares about some dude asking for money and then also asking to use a different format. Won’t happen.
Uses chrome under the hood
Uses Google/Bing under the hood
Uses Firefox under the hood
Is American
Yes, and there are dozens of us!! Dozens!