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'The GDP gap between Europe and the United States is now 80%' [Paywall] (www.lemonde.fr)

submitted 1 year ago by Sulfamide@jlai.lu to c/europe@feddit.de

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[–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

Europe is lagging everywhere : computers, phones, space, IA, etc.

Ehhhh silly take imho because while most of the big tech companies are headquartered in the US, microchip and computer technology is a massive multinational effort.

Europe is arguably more important, because it's home to way more open source and open hardware initiatives, and the EU is actually regulating important sustainable pro-consumer features like replaceable batteries.

If you don't want to see giant companies lock down every feature into a subscription (become a silver monthly member and unlock heated seats in your car!), then we need open source.