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Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies (www.reuters.com)
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AMSTERDAM, March 19 (Reuters) - The Netherlands' parliament on Tuesday approved a series of motions calling on the government to reduce dependence on U.S. software companies, including by creating a cloud services platform under Dutch control.

While such initiatives have foundered in the past due to a lack of viable European alternatives, lawmakers said changing relations with the United States under the presidency of Donald Trump have given the issue fresh urgency.

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[–] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I never knew “foundered” was a word. I thought the article misspelled “floundered.” Pretty interesting.