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US sanctions force The Netherlands off Microsoft and toward alternative NixOS

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Zigurd · 1790695541 · focus · HN ↗
More than half of US tech industry revenue comes from outside the US. Tech industry CEOs kowtow to an administration that is destroying US soft power and trust in US technology. How smart was that decision? When and how does that decision get reconsidered?
1. SllX · 1790696900 · focus · HN ↗
  So after reading your comment 17 minutes ago & doing a quick & dirty search to see if there were any tech companies having a particularly bad year in Europe, the net result is: not really, with the caveat that Europe often gets grouped in under EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, Africa) on financial reports.
  Europe continues to remain one of America’s premier VIP Customers[1].
  [1] <a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2006/04/13/bofh-dear-valuable-vip-customer/618719" rel="nofollow">https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2006/04/13/bofh-dear-val...
  1. Zigurd · 1790698107 · focus · HN ↗
    A lot of those Linux installations are going to be paying Microsoft licensing fees for at least a year or two after they've ripped out their last Windows machine.
    The installed base of technology moves slowly. Check the consumer discretionary spending first. In tech that probably means Meta.
    SllX · 1790698493 · focus · HN ↗
    Meta is doing quite well in Europe. Q2 2026 they were up nearly $4 billion in Europe (their definition is Europe, but the footnote adds that they specifically include Russia & Turkey in this figure as well), and Q1 2026 they were up $6.5 billion in Europe.
    <a href="https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001326801/abad2059-196d-46e3-8534-cab5756a1926.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001326801/abad205... (page 13)

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