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toddzrx said: big brother 84 said: So you're saying you don't believe in a level playing field for large and small companies? Small companies cannot afford the international accountants that exploit these loopholes. Then it's up …
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apple ][ said: monstrosity said: If I'm honest, I wish the US would just nuke the EU and be done with it. We can just sit back and watch them collapse, as they are currently doing, and enjoy it, like I am doing! They are in so much…
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toddzrx said: blitz1 said: BTW: the EU has been at peace for over 70 years, thanks to the EC/EU. That's a record.By all means, this fact alone has made the world a far better place. Correction: Europe has had the longest stretch of …
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stantheman said: Apple does not rely on Irish accounting procedures to avoid paying profits taxes on foreign sales, but to delay paying them until later. The tax code doesn't levy the tax until the foreign earnings actually cross the border…
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latifbp said: Apple is based in the U.S. They should not have to incorporate everywhere they do business. Thus they should really only be paying taxes in the U.S. Yes, in theory everyone could just buy their Apple stuff from Apple.com and h…
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srice said:No value is added in the EU, they are just a consumer. So the taxes should rightfully be applied upstream - either to the US, where the product was designed and developed, or in China where the product was built. (or Ireland where th…
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You don't get Apple's tax deal because your business does not bring Ireland what Apple brings them. Your business may belong to you but Tim Cook is just an Apple employee. Apple belongs to its shareholders. As a US citizen seeing how the EU is…
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flootist said: I just can't back Cook or Apple on this one, they are in the wrong. Also, if by 'anti-American', Cook means, 'anti-American *corporation*', then I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. We already have enough co-mingling o…
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urahara said: big brother 84 said: I listened to Tim Cook trying to defend Apple's pitifully low tax rate on the BBC news this morning and it just sounded bad. Very bad PR. Attacking the EU is very unwise. All the people whose busi…
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This shouldn't come as any surprise it has been going on for years. To quote from the rather enlightening article linked to below: "They have been gathering information about Apple's Irish operations on suspicion that the group is aggressively – t…
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jkichline said: You can bet that Apple made sure their ducks were in a row in regard to the history of this tax position with Ireland. They are claiming that they did everything right and legal based on the laws of Ireland. If the EU has prob…
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krawall said: I'm so ashamed of being European right now and thank goodness I don't live there anymore. It's one thing of slapping the hands of Ireland who offered this deal to Apple and to discontinue this practice which I'm all for. But it'…
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anantksundaram said: big brother 84 said: It is sad to see Tim Cook taking this line. Most of the people on this forum will stay with Apple to the bitter end but vast swathes of the unconverted may just look at this situation and decide t…
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The US government and American companies should target the EU back, hit them hard enough to get them dissolved. To hell with any consequences to be fixed later. The EU is an ill conceived organization managed by idiots that should not exist. T…
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I listened to Tim Cook trying to defend Apple's pitifully low tax rate on the BBC news this morning and it just sounded bad. Very bad PR. Attacking the EU is very unwise. All the people whose businesses pay tax at 20% are looking at this and saying …
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apple ][ said: Who will suffer more? We don't need the EU. Let's see if the suits in Brussels are ready to play hardball. We sure are! Bring it on! We'll crush them all, like the little men that they are. You don't need billions of dollars …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Conrail yep the entire product line. Not quite. Please, please Apple can we have a new MacPro. It's been nearly two years...
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Quote: Originally Posted by sflagel L It's great in the UK to pay for the tube using the Apple Watch. It is inconvenient for all other payments. The reason is simply that when you take out a credit card, the cashiers see this and instinctiv…
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Anyone heard any rumours on chip upgrades for the MacPro. I've been holding off for months
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Quote: Originally Posted by Crowley Why would Apple care? They're getting $200 more. I'm sure they won't care but placed alongside the MacBook, I can't see there being much demand for the MBAir, unless they drop the price and position it a…