Of course this is “commentary on the rightness or wrongness”: it’s the same old “I’m taking my toys and going home” we’ve been reading in the comments for every single story on EU regulation for decades. I remember people making it for Microsoft’s European antitrust troubles in the 90s.
The fact that no company ever did such a thing should be a clue as to the wisdom of a strategy based on one’s fragile nationalistic ego.
Companies exit geos (or never enter them) all the time. [1] No, it's not usually just about some law. But it may well have to do with nature of the market, regulatory climate, need to work through partners, cost of labor, work rules, etc. It's nothing to do with nationalist egos and everything to do with "it's just business" to avoid markets that aren't profitable or introduce too much business risk.
I really couldn't care less if there's some demand for my product/service in some market if it doesn't make business sense for me to sell there.
The fact that no company ever did such a thing should be a clue as to the wisdom of a strategy based on one’s fragile nationalistic ego.