The remaining 25% are bigger companies in the process of being purchased by American companies, or actively seeking such a buyout.
All while most European governments sit idle, and let their entire economies be controlled by foreign actors. I’m sure no harm will come of this.
I’m not tech savvy on this level at all, but would this not also kill or seriously maim the US economy too?
No, they’d just block non-US internet traffic (& VPNs…)
This is why nobody was fearing this before - there was never somebody in office willing to do something that stupid.
I wish I had extra upvotes for you.
Remember when Russia attacked the Ukraine? Within a few days visa and MasterCard had to withdraw from Russia, even though it cost these companies revenue.
Now imagine there is a new threat coming from the US. No matter whether it’s tariffs or Greenland. The threat alone that by disconnecting Europe from Microsoft 365 or AWS, effectively rendering the while European administration, both government and economy, inoperative would be sufficient for them to back down.
Even if that were the case, this administration would not care.
Well of course. But that would be yet another of Biden’s faults, right? Right?
Also tan suit Obama.
Something something Swiftboat
