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The encrypted connection would be the way to go: I detected a scam AMTRAK WiFi in Penn Station a few years back so I expect trolling around such a hotspot would be irresistible for some crooks.

All that effort and publicity to recover an "unnamed card game"? 
Two months of back and forth???

Oh oh sure that's plausible. 

Not

gwydion said:

jungmark said:

It was legal and allowed. The EU is crying foul because they need money for bailouts. 

EU has been ruling ilegal aids from states and regions in Europe since long time ago. It has nothing to do with bailouts and if found ilegal, it was not legal and allowed

Tax disputes are routinely retroactive: if I make a mistake on a tax submission, say innocently believing a particular deduction fits within the relevant definition,  the IRS has years and years to do an audit and ask for the correct amount to be paid once it's determined I was wrong (or my accountants were wrong) in their understanding of what was appropriate within that section of law.

Ireland says they think they were right and followed EU tax rules, Apple states they think they were right in following EU tax rules as worked out with Ireland, but the EU commerce/tax authority has the final say and it seems may disagree: then those unpaid money are due. Good news is with Apple having around $200 billion stashed away even that hit isn't remarkable in the overall context of the company.

"Bob, Thursday at noon"

Decrypt THAT you morons.

Just trying on another scapegoat for their failed responsibility at public safety.

sog35 said:

WTF.

So Apple can respond to some silly ass rumor about an Android App, yet they can't respond to supply chain rumors that caused the stock to lose over $200 billion in value?

I just don't understand Tim Cook sometimes.

Just doesn't have much sympathy for the "Buy High and bail low" crowd?

Maybe.