[twa927]

Yes, this also seems weird to me. And I think it might be a cultural thing, I noticed that in Europe renting dedicated servers is far more popular than in the US.

[esoterica]

Maybe it’s because wages are a lot lower in Europe? Better to outsource to the cloud than hire more people if people are expensive.

[angry_octet]

IDK where you get the 'wages are a lot lower in Europe' thing. There are lower cost and higher cost places, but people are expensive and talent is mobile.

[kyllo]

More likely about trust/security/privacy issues.

[TomMarius]

The popularity of MBA is nearly zero in the EU