Comment by fullwedgewhale

I have to think one major issue for a German startup (for example) would be that their ideas might not work in France because of French laws which might prohibit some feature of that German service. So, the Market for a French firm is (at least initially) France. That's significantly smaller than the US. Coupled with the fact if feels like most US managers look at a laptop as a basic tool while many European managers seem to regard it as a tool for their subordinates.