Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU

Re:Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU by stdbrouw on Friday August 07, 2015 @09:43AM (#10022382)

I don't see any anti-American sentiment in the OP's message. He's just making an economic argument that may or may not be correct.

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Re:Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU by wil421 on Friday August 07, 2015 @10:33AM (#10022678)

>kick out the Americans!

Anytime someone wants to kick me out I take offense. He's talking about kicking out all American companies and making their own tools as a replacement. How is that not Anti-American?

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Re:Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU by stdbrouw on Friday August 07, 2015 @10:43AM (#10022746)

Protectionism and xenophobia are different things.

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Re:Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU by wil421 on Friday August 07, 2015 @11:12AM (#10022878)

Can you explain any of your answers? If it was protectionism why was the US the only country listed?

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Re:Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU by stdbrouw on Friday August 07, 2015 @01:36PM (#10023744)

Because the US is the only country that is relevant in this context. None of the major software or web services in use in Europe come from Russia or Nigeria or Australia so there is nothing for trade protections to protect against.

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