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> "ASML is as Dutch as it gets" which is not remotely true. This statement is either ignorant or stupid. You choose which one it is.

ASML has its headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands, around 60% of workforce is based around that area. It's a spin-off from Philips, another iconic Dutch electronics company.

How is it not Dutch?

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Yes, the corporate entity is Dutch. The technology is not Dutch. ASML's own executives report that 80% of the tech does not originate from ASML, or even the Netherlands at all. This is what we're talking about.

In America it comes largely from California, New York, and Connecticut, as well as Germany, Japan, and elsewhere.

Okay, you won. I gave up. Enjoy your imaginary fairytale world!

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