Anonymous

Manchester

Engineering Student

The problem is that Europe is still locked in its old self - trying to be the "old giant" but still a toothless bull dog. Where are the once mighty European industries - electronics, automobiles, textile you name them, they have all been swept into oblivion due to lack of research funding, crumbling higher institutions and low salaries of experts. These are the problems facing the EU today and need immediate solutions. Even if you remove Microsoft from the IT landscape today, no European company (not even UNIX clone "Linux")will ascend to its throne. Another US giant will emerge and the trend will continue because we europeans are laggards.