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suddenly newton said: Embrace, Extend, and... Fork. (Like they did with WebKit) WebKit was a fork, wasn't?
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latifbp said: gwydion said: Yes, it says that some people actually read what the commission documents say, from the 2014 document linked here http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/cases/253200/253200_1582634_87_2.pdf And what…
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latifbp said: I think it says something that there are always only 2 people on here who do the 'illegal state aid' echolalic song and dance. The same 2 people every time... Even contradicting what other people from the EU say about this case.…
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singularity said: studiomusic said: In France you can only work 35 hours per week. It is VERY hard to get an exception. Unless you are management, in which case you can work as much as you want, but still get paid only 35 hours. If …
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fallenjt said: gwydion said: This case is not about tax loopholes, this case is about illegal state aids Exactly. Why would Apple have to pay backtax while there's none? Ireland gov need to pay if they violate EU tax laws, not App…
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latifbp said: gwydion said: What? How can late 80's predates EU authority in the matter? Because there may be a grandfather clause for deals that predate your echolalia 'illegal state aid... Illegal state aid...' Otherwise it wou…
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maestro64 said: The thing is most people have no idea that Apple/Ireland deal dates back to the late 80's and predates the EU authority in the mater. What? How can late 80's predates EU authority in the matter?
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wood1208 said: When Government or it's whatever agency says, because of so and so tax loopholes, this happened. Well, if you don't have loophole in tax than companies will operate somewhere else and your people won't get job and extra revenue…
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josu said: jannl said: "the Chinese market. Although Apple is already doing well there, it's also one of the most expensive places to buy an iPhone" You know, when calculated in $, in W-Europe we pay ± $840,- for this iPhone... The onl…
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Nothing to see here, there is no software without bugs
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latifbp said: gwydion said: So, because a company invest in a country that country has to lower the taxes for them? The one here enaging in a meaningless parsing of word is you because you clearly don't want to understand what the …
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sog35 said: gwydion said: FACT: Android sales have been going down -> Wrong FACT: Desktop search has been decreasing 5-15% each year for a decade -> Wrong, revenue has been increasing since 2005 FACT: iOS mobile revenue makes u…
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" It's likely that Apple is waiting on new "Skylake" processors from Intel for its next-generation notebooks." There are already laptops with Skylake processors, since November you can buy them. I'm waiting just for a MBA Retina and I will buy it …
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sog35 said: FACT: Android sales have been going down FACT: Desktop search has been decreasing 5-15% each year for a decade FACT: iOS mobile revenue makes up the bulk of Google's online advertising Having those facts in mind it's obvious that…
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latifbp said: cnocbui said: Between 2004 and 2008, Apple paid only $36 M in tax to the Irish government. That is only $9 M a year. That is a pittance. The real benefit to the economy and government is through employment and the i…
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sog35 said: Talk about a one trick pony. Looks like all of Google's future revenue growth is dependent of iPhone. Android grow has stalled. Desktop search is shrinking every year. Only iOS is growing. Yet Wall Street gives Google a PE of 30…
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latifbp said: singularity said: sorry for any misunderstanding, its trying to reply to multiple comments via mobile and it's very hard to link multiple comments. Previous commenter said about moving sales out of the EU. There is not…
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latifbp said: singularity said: How can Apple take its European sales to another continent? Staff maybe? But would still be liable for taxes in each country which would increase their liability. I'm sure Apple's plants conduct bu…
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tenly said: State aid would be like a gift of some sort. A unilateral handout either in cash or perhaps as a discount in taxes owed - however the key word is unilateral. If the agreement - secret or not - contains obligations from Apple in …
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maciekskontakt said: Socialist leaders yet again want to make law working in the past. It does not work this way. Change the law and loopholes and then pursue offenders... after it was chenaged to be effective. What socialist leaders are y…