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"Europe can't escape US tech."
"There is no other option."
Really? Let's have a look at what Europe has been doing…
2025
Jun 
Denmark's digital ministry: Microsoft Office out, LibreOffice in
Jun Aarhus and Copenhagen: start moving away from Microsoft
Jun 
Lyon: Microsoft Office out, OnlyOffice and Linux in
Sep 
Austrian armed forces: Microsoft Office out, LibreOffice in
Oct 
Schleswig-Holstein: Outlook and Exchange out, open source email in
Oct 
International Criminal Court: Microsoft Office out, openDesk in
2026
Jan France: Zoom and Teams out, Visio in
Apr France: starts moving from Windows to Linux
Apr Bundeswehr: says no to Palantir
May German intelligence: picks French ChapsVision over Palantir
May Bavaria: cancels a planned ~€1B Microsoft deal
Jun 
European Parliament: Google out, Qwant in
Jun French intelligence: Palantir out, ChapsVision in
Jul Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: SharePoint out, Nextcloud in
Oct 
Dutch tax office: Microsoft cloud out, own servers and European open source in
15 switches in under 2 years! And those are just the ones that made headlines.
Europe still sends about €264 billion a year to US software and cloud, but the money has started to move.
That means huge opportunities for European companies right now.
You can find them on Polytender. It bundles 300+ procurement platforms across Europe in one place.
Just enter your website, and every morning you get the tenders that fit your company.
I put a few open sovereignty type tenders in the first comment.
#DIDit #diday
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Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs Europe Cant Escape US Tech
1 What does Europe cant escape US tech mean
It means Europe relies heavily on American technology companieslike Google Microsoft Amazon Apple and Metafor everything from cloud computing to social media and replacing them is very hard
2 Why does Europe depend so much on US tech
US companies got there first built huge scale and offer cheap reliable easytouse products European alternatives often arrived later are smaller or cost more so businesses and consumers stick with what works
3 What is digital sovereignty
Its a countrys or regions ability to control its own digital infrastructure data and technology instead of depending on foreign providers
4 Which US companies dominate Europe
The biggest are Microsoft and Amazon Google Apple Meta and Nvidia
5 How big is Europes dependence
Very big Most European cloud spending goes to US providers most smartphones run Android or iOS and most AI models are built by US firms Exact figures vary by sector but US dominance is clear across the board
6 Why cant Europe just build its own alternatives
It can but its slow and expensive Building cloud networks chips and AI models takes huge investment years of work and customers willing to switch Europe also has a more fragmented market than the US
7 Are there any European tech success stories
Yes Examples include SAP ASML Spotify and Mistral AI Europe is strong in some niches but weak in big platforms and cloud
8 What are the risks of relying on US tech
Risks include data being stored or accessed under US law sudden policy changes service cutoffs price hikes and limited control over critical infrastructure
9 What is the US CLOUD Act and why does it matter
Its a US law that lets US authorities request data held by US companieseven if the data sits on servers in Europe That worries Europeans about privacy and control
10 What is Europe doing about it
The EU has passed rules like GDPR the Digital Markets Act fair
