Europe needs hyperscalers (lots of them)

Growing up does not mean starting with a presence in other countries. It means forgetting about other country wishes for a time and concentrating on its own needs first to get working products and services out of the door.

Maintaining a presence for presence sake gave us spectacular turds like MicroNokia. Extrinsic is no substitute for intrinsic growth, you need a robust intrinsic backbone to survive extrinsic expansion.