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.
But for many of these services the EU companies and people are paying customers for these services or revenue generating sources (ads etc). The EU is a massive market and source of income for tech companies surely. It’d be like shooting yourself in the leg just to shoot them in the foot. Nobody would win here.
I’m not tech savvy on this level at all, but would this not also kill or seriously maim the US economy too?
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.
Well of course. But that would be yet another of Biden’s faults, right? Right?
Also tan suit Obama.
Something something Swiftboat
Even if that were the case, this administration would not care.
No, they’d just block non-US internet traffic (& VPNs…)
But for many of these services the EU companies and people are paying customers for these services or revenue generating sources (ads etc). The EU is a massive market and source of income for tech companies surely. It’d be like shooting yourself in the leg just to shoot them in the foot. Nobody would win here.
That’s a business line of thinking… sanctions / government censorship overrides it. ( I agree, there’d be a LOT of shouting from the CEOs)