This idea that only the presidential election matters in the US is wild. Does the senate and congress just sit there doing nothing? Could all of this have been prevented if the political scene wasn’t already shifted all the way towards Trumpism?
No mainstream alternative to Android/iOS exists. Same goes for Visa/Mastercard. All of them are US products.
Essentially shutting down all smartphones and most consumer payments would be pretty crippling.
I hope this whole thing is enough of a wake-up call for the EU to put (more) effort into a lasting solution.
Stop apologising, start acting