[quote=spdrun]AN, really? Europe has many companies that actually DESIGN, PRODUCE, and BUILD useful things. I.T. firms aren’t the be-all and end-all of innovation.
If Amazon, Fecesbook, the Twat, LinkedIn, or even Google went nipples-up tomorrow, the world would move on and their services would be replaced quickly. If Siemens or BASF went under, industry and power grids would come to a screeching halt.
It’s amazing how much industrial and power plant equipment Siemens provides and maintains. And BASF is the largest chemical company in the world.[/quote]LoL, I’m pretty sure if BASF went under, DOW chemical or DuPont would more than gladly fill their customer’s orders. If Siemens goes under, I’m pretty sure their US competitor can more than fill in the gaps.
FYI, I listed companies that were nothing 15+ years ago and now they’re multi billion dollar companies. BASF was founded in 1865. Siemens was founded in 1847. Can you only come up with companies founded over a century ago? If you go that far back, tell me, where would the world be if Microsoft, Apple, Google, the whole world would come to a screeching halt. People would have no idea where to go to find information. They would have no PC, smartphones, search engines, etc. Tell me, who can fill in for Microsoft/Apple/Google from Europe like Dow Chemical/DuPont/GE/etc. can easily fill in for Siemens and BASF?
