Web 2.0 in Germany: Copy/Paste Innovation or more (?)
The title of this post is taken from the interesting piece over at Techcrunch - no need to change it …
So indeed, they do have a point … but they also show where the European innovation potential could lie, instead of copying stuff:
Meanwhile, German and other European startups are in a prime position to tinker with mobile applications and I wouldn’t be surprised to see more innovation in this space soon. The continent is covered with advanced data networks and the UK has already seen the introduction of flat-rate data plans at reasonable prices. Germany’s market is sure to follow and the boon of the mobile web will start in Asia and Europe sooner than in the US. You also want to watch out for innovations around IPTV as subscriptions are expected to reach 2.6 million in Germany alone by 2010.
I guess with kooaba we are quite well positioned …