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crowley said: latifbp said: There it is in black and white. Anti-trust, right in the article. And Vestager is the anti-trust investigator. You said that this was not about anti-trust and had nothing to do with it in our last debate. …
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crowley said: latifbp said: economy illiterate There it is in black and white. Anti-trust, right in the article. And Vestager is the anti-trust investigator. You said that this was not about anti-trust and had nothing to do wi…
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Cue the outrage from economy illiterate Euros and pitchfork pounding about 'Illegal State Aid"
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crowley said: latifbp said: If Apple was an Irish company and only had to pay taxes in Ireland your point would make sense. But Apple is not an Irish company and Ireland is not the only place it has to pay taxes. There we go, a bra…
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crowley said: latifbp said: Tax is a form of regulation. Maybe even the quintessential regulation. Ireland has one of the lowest corporation tax rates in the world, so this is highly unconvincing. Unless you're arguing for the …
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crowley said: latifbp said: Exactly my point. Where are the startups in the EU? You asked for big companies, not startups! Oh for heavens sake, since we're on an Apple fan site you should be aware of VocalIQ, Imagination, ARM (w…
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crowley said: latifbp said: Thank you for making my point for me. Nokia did not fail because Apple had a fair advantage because of the tax deal. They failed because they had "Lack of vision and bad management" Your point has cons…
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crowley said: latifbp said: Burdensome corporate tax rate... What this article and issue is about... duh!!! Well there is no EU Corporation Tax, so that's nonsense. Besides that, I'm pretty sure that the national corporate tax r…
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crowley said: latifbp said: 1) none of these companies started after the formation of the EU. So? What EU regulations are you referring to that only apply to new companies? Burdensome corporate tax rate... What this article an…
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crowley said: latifbp said: 1) none of these companies started after the formation of the EU. Lack of vision and bad management is not a symptom of regulation. Thank you for making my point for me. Nokia did not fail because Apple h…
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crowley said: Exactly my point. Where are the startups in the EU?
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cnocbui said: crowley said: Why? So you can squirm and redefine "big" "thriving" "world stage" and "highly competitive" to the parameters that suit you? Oh go on then, have fun with: - BMW - ARM - GSK - SAP - Siemens - Sage - IKEA -…
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crowley said: latifbp said: Why is there no new growth coming out of Eurocorpse? I was using smartphone ms as an example, since it has been the biggest driver of growth in the last decade. Us versus them when you're trying to get App…
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crowley said: latifbp said: International companies did not run them into the ground. They swooped in to save their ass as it is impossible to start up a globally successful company in Europe due to all your Tinkerbell regulation…
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crowley said: latifbp said: That's exactly what I'm referring to. The biggest EU nuts have likened Apple's tax deal to being anti-trust, meaning Apple is acting anti-competitive, which is a total joke. Well that isn't a case again…
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crowley said: latifbp said: Many of you goons speak of Apple's case is 'anti-trust' which by definition means anti-competitive. You seem a bit confused. Any antitrust case against Apple is not anti-competitive, it'll be accusing …
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crowley said: latifbp said: Microsoft is not a Europen company. They bought Nokia and Nokia still failed. Ericcson was bought by Sony, a Japanese company, and failed. Not because of Apple's tax deals (Microsoft had tax deals too). N…
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singularity said: latifbp said: Microsoft is not a Europen company. They bought Nokia and Nokia still failed. Ericcson was bought by Sony, a Japanese company, and failed. Not because of Apple's tax deals (Microsoft had tax deals too…
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singularity said: latifbp said: Who the hell in Europe has ever been a direct competitor of Apple? Even when Apple was almost bankrupt (and had no competitive advantage)... Name one. Microsoft, Nokia, amstrad, Sony and any other c…
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cnocbui said: latifbp said: Many of you goons speak of Apple's case is 'anti-trust' which by definition means anti-competitive. State aid my ass! It's the EU that is trying to get the aid by double dipping of Apple. Apple doesn't hav…