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Re:Did a 1997 merger ruin Boeing? by yongjik on Thursday January 11, 2024 @07:10PM (#38961596)
Which makes Airbus even more impressive, TBH. How many "deliberate political project from various countries to stay competitive in the X business" can you think of that actually became successful?
Re:Did a 1997 merger ruin Boeing? by midland_trucker on Thursday January 11, 2024 @07:44PM (#38961912)
Arianespace of course a huge success for a brief period, until it wasn't.
Re:Did a 1997 merger ruin Boeing? by truculent on Thursday January 11, 2024 @08:50PM (#38962523)
Boeing feels interesting through this lens, too - tracking the rise and decline of American business culture
Re:Did a 1997 merger ruin Boeing? by fomine3 on Thursday January 11, 2024 @09:11PM (#38962713)
Interesting question. ASML?
Re:Did a 1997 merger ruin Boeing? by berkes on Friday January 12, 2024 @02:52AM (#38965292)
ASML was one company formed out of Philips' microchip division (NXP the other part from that division).

So it's not a company built by politicians from many European companies AFAIK.