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dinoqqq | 11 months ago

You probably missed SAP then.

> The company is the largest non-American software company by revenue and the world's third-largest publicly traded software company by revenue. As of December 2023, SAP is the largest German company by market capitalization.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAP

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codethief|11 months ago

I suppose OP specifically excluded SAP as it was founded more than 40 years ago.

fsndz|11 months ago

SAP is kinda of a monopoly no ? The software is bloated and complex to use. The UI is dated but everyone still uses it because it is so embedded into the core arteries of businesses.

pembrook|10 months ago

SAP predates the personal computer and the rise of the VC model in the 80s.

Its a bad sign if you have to go back over 50 years.

pcthrowaway|10 months ago

SUSE was founded (checks) 33 years ago if you want something more recent.

bgnn|10 months ago

Siemens is also huge in software.

AUTOSAR alliance is an organization based in Germany defining automotive ECU software architectures. Most automotive SW development is happening in Germany.

AlchemistCamp|10 months ago

It was founded over 50 years ago. It had already been running for decades before Amazon, Google or Facebook were even founded.