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A comment on Google’s $6B Miscalculation on the EU. Parent comment

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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