Seems the most important thing to be big in software in europe, is to foremost be not german ;)
In my view the weak digital culture in Germany is a direct consequence of political non-engagement with the matter during the last 15 years. Many areas are affected, first governance itself (fax machines!!), in education (universities and schools "discovered" digital tools mostly in March 2020, when they were forced to), business and trade (card payment still not being ubiquitous, let alone contactless; Some trivial contracts still require ink signatures and paper being mailed around etc).
Other European countries are a lot more progressive, e.g. the UK.
Maybe not the best example, fax machines usually work.
E-mails - for a number of reasons - may not.
They also offer (or offered?) a free version for personal use, I have on one PC at home a few years old version and it was not shabby at all, IMHO faster than Open/Libre Office.