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Europe Net Users Now Outnumber US/Canada

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-there's-no-signs-of-stopping dept.

palefish writes "From this article in the Media Guardian: According to Irish-based industry monitor Nua.com, Europe has almost 186 million users, while Canada and the US register 182 million. The difference may not seem substantial, but Europe is still a growing market. I've always thought of Europe as lagging somewhat behind the States in the internet uptake stakes (probably because some of our telecoms companies are yet to understand the internet). So, I don't know about you lot, but this statistic came as a bit of a surprise to me."

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  1. not understanding the internet? by balloonhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    I don't understand the poster's point about European ISP not understanding the internet. We have BT, and they freakin' invented hyperlinks.

    All your internet are belong to us now

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  2. All Hail the /. Weenies by Quirk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah! A summer away from /. and I return to find the same stagnant backwater mentality. In a world desperately in need of a sense of community and, all the more so, in talking of a technology carrying with it the hope of *communication* the /. talk is of _them_ against _us_. O me, O my it's back to my cabin in the woods I go.

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  3. In other news... by MattC413 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Local American retailers have published a new study, saying that the reason that the economy isn't doing as well as it should be is because there are more people OUTSIDE this country than inside.

    A spokesman for the industry has been quoted as saying that it is time for Americans to do their duty, and have lots and lots of sex, especially with an overlooked segment of the sexual economy - geeks.

    A spokesman for Slashdot, when presented with this news, was heard to exclaim "Whoa.. sweet!"

  4. Re:ummm...a little fishy by Ford+Fulkerson · · Score: 3, Funny
    That logic only holds if more = better

    Well, I'm sure I've heard somewhere that size matters. Can't remember where at the moment, try Google.

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  5. Re:More 'Net users in Europe than North America by supergiovane · · Score: 3, Funny

    No spam? Ever seen 'the birds' of Alfred Hitchcock? Didn't you see the subtle parody of the catastrophic effects of European SMPT DoS? I don't know where are you from, but here in Italy pigeons are not wireless networking. As a matter of fact, we bound'em tight to a rope, so we can quickly retrieve them. It's called DSL (Double Speed Lace).

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