Booking is owned by a US company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booking_Holdings

Unfortunately for us, Europeans, that's what happens most of the time. SAP and Spotify are the ones that got away.

Europe ranks really poorly for tech: https://companiesmarketcap.com/tech/largest-tech-companies-b...

The context of the article is an innovation fund for tech startups. The comment was a dumb remark about how the US will fail in this domain. Airbus is not relevant to the discussion because Airbus is not a tech startup.

So, Spotify and raises eyebrows … SAP. Innovative.