Ironically the fact that the howls need to come from the other side of the Atlantic, rather than having any domestically, should tell anyone all they need to know about the situation.

Don't disagree but the results are impossible to know from the US side, politicians have to balance everything and decide whether it's worth the political capital.

Not like it's the only issue in US/UK relations these days either.

That's the situation whether we like it or not.

> Ironically the fact that the howls need to come from the other side of the Atlantic, rather than having any domestically, should tell anyone all they need to know about the situation.

Europeans by and large don't care about American companies these days. They use American software products because frequently there are no alternatives. And most of the news about them are negative.