Comments on: No software industry in the EU and open source is under the thumb of big business http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/07/no-software-industry-in-the-eu-and-open-source-is-under-the-thumb-of-big-business/ Jeff Nolan's take on investment, innovation, entrepreneurship and the technology industry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/07/no-software-industry-in-the-eu-and-open-source-is-under-the-thumb-of-big-business/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Jeff Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:05:47 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=189#comment-340 Paul... dooood, you need to get a blog :) Paul… dooood, you need to get a blog :)

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/07/no-software-industry-in-the-eu-and-open-source-is-under-the-thumb-of-big-business/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Dennis Howlett Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:30:12 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=189#comment-334 Tell me about it.. I've got folk asking me to participate in studies, the results of which I could easily find with a bit of finger flipping on the ol' keyboard - for free. Depressing. BTW - does Paul have a blog? If so could you point me to the URL? thx Tell me about it.. I’ve got folk asking me to participate in studies, the results of which I could easily find with a bit of finger flipping on the ol’ keyboard – for free. Depressing. BTW – does Paul have a blog? If so could you point me to the URL? thx

]]> By: Jeff http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/07/no-software-industry-in-the-eu-and-open-source-is-under-the-thumb-of-big-business/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Jeff Wed, 08 Mar 2006 06:33:57 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=189#comment-315 That's because the European approach to technology innovation is to wait for government to fund a research institute or better yet, do another study on competitiveness. The interesting European deals, e.g. Skype, rely on funding from U.S. investors (Danny Rimer being a notable exception here). Something like 60% of all the buyout deals in the EU are being done with U.S. capital, and German politicians resort to calling these investors "locusts" for trying to bring about market based reform for fat and slow companies. Not all is grim, there are some really cool deals coming out of eastern Europe and the UK continues to be a center of activity. I, and many others, think that the best thing the EU could do is just get out of the way and let things happen, unlikely as that may be. I would also be remiss in noting pointing out that SAP Ventures man in the EU, Paul Jozefak, is always on the prowl for interesting tech deals! That’s because the European approach to technology innovation is to wait for government to fund a research institute or better yet, do another study on competitiveness. The interesting European deals, e.g. Skype, rely on funding from U.S. investors (Danny Rimer being a notable exception here). Something like 60% of all the buyout deals in the EU are being done with U.S. capital, and German politicians resort to calling these investors “locusts” for trying to bring about market based reform for fat and slow companies.

Not all is grim, there are some really cool deals coming out of eastern Europe and the UK continues to be a center of activity. I, and many others, think that the best thing the EU could do is just get out of the way and let things happen, unlikely as that may be.

I would also be remiss in noting pointing out that SAP Ventures man in the EU, Paul Jozefak, is always on the prowl for interesting tech deals!

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/07/no-software-industry-in-the-eu-and-open-source-is-under-the-thumb-of-big-business/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Dennis Howlett Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:25:36 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=189#comment-304 That's only the tip of the iceberg Jeff - the EUs approach to IT is shambolic at best and totally misinformed at worst. But then I guess your master in Walldorf already know that. They need guys like you to kick them where the sun don't shine. That’s only the tip of the iceberg Jeff – the EUs approach to IT is shambolic at best and totally misinformed at worst. But then I guess your master in Walldorf already know that. They need guys like you to kick them where the sun don’t shine.

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