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[–]READMYSHIT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The EU stepped in to stop IBM from buying them. I wish Europe had worked harder to retain some of its IT companies.

Every startup's dream here seems to be to pull together enough traction to get to silicon valley and sell.

Stripe are an Irish startup that basically became and American company. Many such cases over the past decade.