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Ditching US tech giants in favor of European cloud sovereignty will cost Europe €115B.

TechnologyEconomicsOct 15, 2026score 1.222 posts · 7 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses a warning from US tech giants claiming that Europe's move toward cloud sovereignty could cost the continent €115B. Users are debating the validity of these warnings and the potential economic impact of switching to European-based technology.

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Ditching US tech giants in favor of European cloud sovereignty will cost Europe €115B.
Parent: Cloud ComputingEntity: US tech giantsSub-entity: lobby groupImpact: negativeDate: Oct 15, 2026 - Oct 16, 2026Target: European cloud sovereignty transition costs

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US tech giants warn Europe that ditching US tech giants could cost €115B https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/10/14/us-tech-giants-warn-europe-that-ditching-us-tech-giants-could-cost-115b/5303031 Amazon, Google, Meta among members of lobby group funding dire warnings over cloud sovereignty plans. So Europeans switching to European tech could cost US tech giants €115B? That's a great result...
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🫪 US tech giants warn Europe that ditching US tech giants could cost €115B https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/10/14/us-tech-giants-warn-europe-that-ditching-us-tech-giants-could-cost-115b/5303031
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US tech giants warn Europe that ditching US tech giants could cost €115B https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/10/14/us-tech-giants-warn-europe-that-ditching-us-tech-giants-could-cost-115b/5303031 Amazon, Google, Meta among members of lobby group funding dire warnings over cloud sovereignty plans --- 86 uses from 80 accounts #toplink
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