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74% of European firms would fail without access to U.S. technology

https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/trumps-power-switch
15•speckx•1h ago

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nickorlow•1h ago
How many US firms would fail without access to ASML/Zeiss or products derived from their work?
whazor•1h ago
or SAP
gjsman-1000•1h ago
No politician says this, because ASML and Zeiss depend on US equipment to build their machines.
nickorlow•1h ago
Which suppliers? Do they supply anything that ASML realistically can't get anywhere?

There is no good alternative for ASML if EU tries to shut down US access.

gjsman-1000•1h ago
A significant part of their machines are US made, though they don’t break it down (an earlier comment had an erroneous number).

However, some huge parts are US made. For example, the EUV light source, the most important part of the system, that’s San Diego.

This is also how the US has legal authority to control where ASML can export their machines, and has used it previously.

https://www.asml.com/en/news/press-releases/2024/asml-statem...

piva00•59m ago
The US has authority due to EUV LLC patents, not necessarily because of parts, parts can be sourced elsewhere if needed (both Europe and to some extent China can produce most or all of advanced machinery required).
nickorlow•56m ago
I believe the EUV Light Source you're referring to is made by ASML in San Diego. So ASML has the IP/knowledge to stand this production up elsewhere.
belter•1h ago
US would go dark without ASML machines...
gjsman-1000•1h ago
…and ASML would go dark without US equipment.
ben_w•1h ago
Or many other things, but from a national (or regional) perspective, the question is "how quickly?", because if the EU is forced to blink first that's bad for the EU.
Muromec•1h ago
DORA mandated risk assessment enters the chat
askonomm•1h ago
More and more reason for Europe to become decoupled from USA. This is not an attack on USA, merely my opinion that you should not have your eggs in one basket.
subw00f•1h ago
Does that include ads in US social media?
andsoitis•1h ago
I, for one, cannot wait for the zero-sum mentality to expire.
booleandilemma•1h ago
Is any country truly independent? Surely all countries must use other countries for something. Whether that's software, manufacturing, food, etc.
Havoc•1h ago
Certainly worthwhile building resilience but interconnectedness is unavoidable.

Most homes would look pretty Spartan without stuff from China for example.

0% is not happening without an ungodly drop in living standard

ben_w•1h ago
Depends on the timeline.

Fundamentally, there's no reason why the continent of Europe can't do what China did.

Politically, I only see that kind of transitioning happening with an actual war, where all the problems with the USA or Russia respectively (yes, even though I said "continent" and Russia let alone Ukraine is on continental Europe) are at present distant storm-clouds on opposite horizons.

jakobnissen•1h ago
For the people comparing the dependence on US tech to US dependence on ASML: It’s not the same. US software providers can shut down their software services in an instant, paralyzing European societies.

If the US government forces them to, Microsoft and Google could refuse to serve Office 365, Microsoft cloud storage, Google Drive, Google mail, all online services that we use Google to log in with, Android, so nearly all smart phones, Windows and MacOS. Society would grind to a halt.

If Taiwan loses access to ASML, then Europe loses as much as Taiwan or US does, and the effects could take years to feel

oceansky•1h ago
Could Google brick Android phones remotely in theory?
bossyTeacher•1h ago
A single OTA update would brick most phones in a couple of weeks. Taking advantage of any of the many zero day exploits would enable them to brick most phones in a matter of hours.
qrios•19m ago
Via certificate invalidation, or turning off services for certificate pinning?
belter•1h ago
>> US software providers can shut down their software services in an instant, paralyzing European societies.

Takes us through the scenario....Because lately too many have started to believe this story of USA: "...we dont need anybody, all others need us...". Maybe too much FoxNews...

jleyank•1h ago
US would have a problem if nobody bought their debt. Yeah, they could print more, but Weimar is an extreme example of that "solution".
nickorlow•1h ago
I doubt this happens. The administration is very buddy-buddy w/ big tech & asking them to cut off their entire European stream of income is not something they'll go for.

I'd imagine Europe would try to nationalize all EU assets of these companies if they did get cut off and try to recover any data that lives in Europe (though would take a long time).

nickorlow•1h ago
Also, it'd light a bunch of soft power the US has through these tech companies on fire.
belter•56m ago
Did anybody see the data and/or rational that supports this absurd statement of the 74%?
nickorlow•55m ago
74% of companies using one of Google (Suite/Cloud), AWS, Microsoft (365/Azure) seems reasonable
belter•6m ago
Maybe ...my question was if the ridiculous article, has any data to support this. Who would not have other backups etc...etc..
josefritzishere•3m ago
If they're smart, 74% of European firms are making plans to rely less on US software.

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