They also use TCP/IP. Remember where that was created?
Neither of which is relevant AT ALL to the fact that they are being hit with ridiculous laws that hurt companies - small ones in particular - and therefore hurt consumers.
Ah yes, TCP/IP, the technology that spurred founding of Ebay just 4 years after it was created ;)
Non-EU small companies will not be hurt. Companies not collecting personal data won't be hurt. Companies that don't have an office in the EU won't be hurt. EU companies won't be hurt as long as they don't mix personal data between EU and US - and knowing what we do now, why would you?
If you want to talk about things that hurt companies, you could start with NSA severely handicapping US datacentre industry.
Neither of which is relevant AT ALL to the fact that they are being hit with ridiculous laws that hurt companies - small ones in particular - and therefore hurt consumers.