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> The Netherlands and France are still alive and kicking. They have plenty of successful businesses. Are they? I can't think of a single technology company com
by SnowProblem 7y ago
> The Netherlands and France are still alive and kicking. They have plenty of successful businesses.
Are they? I can't think of a single technology company coming out of either.
- nmd 7y agoBooking.com, TomTom GPS are both from Amsterdam. As is Adyen, the payments provider used Linkedin, Uber, Spotify, Microsoft. Philips is also from the Netherlands.
- nlitened 7y agoAre any of them on 4-day work week?
- jorkro 7y agoMost likely not. Contrary to what was being said, 40 hours is still very much the norm in The Netherlands. Some people choose to work less (36 or 32 hours is common), but that obviously also means less income. Source: I'm from The Netherlands.
- SnowProblem 7y agoBooking.com - sold in 2005. TomTom - dying since smartphones. Philips - an old appliance company. Ayden - hadn't heard of it, but granted. I hear of new companies from China all the time.
- the-dude 7y agoPhilips is succesful in pivoting into medical.
- tdons 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML_Holding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML_Holding
- the-dude 7y agoGitlab
- breakintheweb 7y agoI'm sure you have just didn't realize they were French. Schneider Electric, Technicolor, Atos, etc.