European leaders worry they’re too reliant on U.S. tech | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/21/european-leaders-worry-theyre-too-reliant-on-u-s-tech/

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Ooops@feddit.org · 19 pts · 1y

Can't be true or they wouldn't constantly increase their US dependence against the explicit will of the voters.

AccountMaker@slrpnk.net · 16 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Probably because they are.

The entire infrastructure of modern civilization rests on a single digit number of companies. How is this acceptable to anyone? Why is everyone just okay with this?

Amberskin@europe.pub · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Don’t forget about that guy in Alabama/Albanania/Malaysia or wherever who is the only maintainer of THAT small npm module which is part of Every major framework used everywhere.

SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Counter point: the world would be better off without node.js A better example is the guy who maintains curl.

Amberskin@europe.pub · 1 pts · 1y

Hard agree on that.

‘1’ + 1 =11? WTF!

ideonek@piefed.social · 7 pts · 1y

Fish at the catch-and-take fishery are woried about their reliance on the pound.

At this point if "login by google" was disabled we would feel like blinded. This is not a problem, it's an emergency. All public services withdrawing from Microsoft must be a bare minimum.

Pestilence@feddit.org · 5 pts · 1y

Personally i've changed to Linux and i'm writing Indie-developers with interesting, upcoming games that i would buy, If they considering a release on GOG too, instead of Steam only. I am doing my small part to make my life a little less dependent on US technology.