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The title rubs me the wrong way. "Private alternatives" implies the US tech isn't privately owned.
I think you misread it. "Private", as in "privacy".
The company is private, but your data isn't.
Still, the title is misdirected, and it sounds like Proton trying to do marketing.
Neither is it true that Europe is ready yet (most companies are stuck with MS products like the other commenter said) nor are all those who want to switch looking for privacy (but rather more independence from US).