Germany opposes French push to tax US big tech in tariff war
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The "no-alternative" BS is really tiresome. Of course there are alternatives and plenty of them
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As a german: fuck germany. corrupt pieces of shit.
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I'm rooting for France. You'll never stand up to the USA if you don't stand up to its corporations.
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The "no-alternative" BS is really tiresome. Of course there are alternatives and plenty of them
āļøJust a theory: Frankfurt has big AWS data centers, Munich has big Google and MS development locations, I'm sure there's more. You wouldn't wasn't to endanger those locations and jobs, right?
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As a german, working in the IT sector for a bit over 25 years I say: The alternatives are there, but the pain isn't hurting enough to finally force us out of the walled gardens.
It took me years to convince the company I work for to ditch big tech, and we are just a small (<50 employees) company.
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Just a theory: Frankfurt has big AWS data centers, Munich has big Google and MS development locations, I'm sure there's more. You wouldn't wasn't to endanger those locations and jobs, right?
The way i see it, if Amazon want's to close down its data centers, they either have to pay a lot to get the infrastructure out and ship it to a different region. Then a building predestined as a data center is available for a european company. Or they sell the building and infrastructure and a european company can get a fully equipped data center for cheap. Or Amazon just pays proper taxes as it doesn't want to lose access to the EU market.
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Just a theory: Frankfurt has big AWS data centers, Munich has big Google and MS development locations, I'm sure there's more. You wouldn't wasn't to endanger those locations and jobs, right?
They will threaten Germany and the EU and they will complain, moan and cry about it. But when the decision is made they will pay their taxes and keep access to the enormous market that the EU is.
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Embarrassing
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The "no-alternative" BS is really tiresome. Of course there are alternatives and plenty of them
āļøThere absolutely are. And many pay out of their nose for crap they donāt need and is overpriced just because everyone is doing it.
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Kukies is a Goldman Sachs Men. He and Mr BlackRock Merz are pro Oligarchy and partly copying Trumps style.
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We're all talking big about speaking with one voice when Hungary or Poland go against the grain. How about we set a good example for once? Fucking idiots ...
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Just a theory: Frankfurt has big AWS data centers, Munich has big Google and MS development locations, I'm sure there's more. You wouldn't wasn't to endanger those locations and jobs, right?
Yes, you would. Some of the best alternatives are German (like Hetzner) and they don't take off because of US government influence stopping local businesses from accruing profitable contracts both in the private and public sector.
I'd love to see tariffs on US tech Invaders and a moratorium forbidding US companies from buying EU direct competitors for 20y. A cursory look over the meta anti-trust suit should tell you why. Meanwhile MS has killed Nokia, Skype, still owns (and continuously enshitifies) Mojang, just to name a few.
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They will threaten Germany and the EU and they will complain, moan and cry about it. But when the decision is made they will pay their taxes and keep access to the enormous market that the EU is.
Or, they fuck off leaving space for competitors to develop. Isn't that the essence of capitalism? I guess the US keeps living in the "rules for thee but not for me" philosophy.
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The way i see it, if Amazon want's to close down its data centers, they either have to pay a lot to get the infrastructure out and ship it to a different region. Then a building predestined as a data center is available for a european company. Or they sell the building and infrastructure and a european company can get a fully equipped data center for cheap. Or Amazon just pays proper taxes as it doesn't want to lose access to the EU market.
German politicians don't plan. 50% of the voted ones can think to their next hitler salute, and not past that.
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The "no-alternative" BS is really tiresome. Of course there are alternatives and plenty of them
āļøThe problem is moving to them. The lock in effects of AWS and the like are very real. However it is not going to get easier.
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Some of you may remember Merzā passionate speech that opposed the USA in late February and wonder what happened since then. Well, not much happened. Our new chancellor is a Blackrock board member and compulsive liar. His party is deeply corrupt and half of them still dislike him. Do not take any announcement too seriously coming from German diplomats in the next couple years. Our government is a sad joke.
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As a german, working in the IT sector for a bit over 25 years I say: The alternatives are there, but the pain isn't hurting enough to finally force us out of the walled gardens.
It took me years to convince the company I work for to ditch big tech, and we are just a small (<50 employees) company.
Can you please explain which tools you have replaced with which alternatives? I would also like to bring this to my company.
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As a german: fuck germany. corrupt pieces of shit.
Over all the complaining going on about the old traffic coalition, I forgot how bad CDU-led governments are
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Just a theory: Frankfurt has big AWS data centers, Munich has big Google and MS development locations, I'm sure there's more. You wouldn't wasn't to endanger those locations and jobs, right?
Who cares, OVH also has Data Centers in Germany.
The demand for those services won't disappear. These people will just be employed elsewhere
