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  • Apple and Ireland win appeal of $14.4B EU tax case

    anantksundaramanantksundaram

    crowley said:
    aderutter said:
    Good news, it was obvious that the EU were on a money grab and trying to retroactively change the law to do so imho.
    I’m not saying Apple and Ireland will ultimately win even though I do not believe for a minute Apple broke the law.
    I do believe the EU will more than ever given recent economic events do anything they can get to as much as they can from anywhere they can.
    This has been gone over many times, there is no retroactive changing of the law, the law came into force in 1992 (I believe it was Maastricht) and Ireland should have adjusted its tax relationship with Apple at the time.  Just because it has taken a number of years for the case to be brought doesn't mean the law has been changed in any way.  It is Ireland that is accused of breaking EU law, not Apple; Apple was merely the beneficiary.  Also, the EU will not "get" anything much from this -  if Apple and Ireland loses the case then the money held in escrow is payable to the tax authorities in Ireland, not the EU.

    Again, this has been covered many times.  Please stop spreading misinformation.
    You're the one spreading misinformation, I am afraid. If the money gets credited to Ireland, that is money in the bank for the EU since they will have to send a smaller annual check to the country (Ireland is a net recipient of EU largesse). 

    Moreover, if Apple had lost, the long run consequences for Ireland, by making is less competitive as a destination for US tech investment, might have been for more onerous. You're ignoring some basic facts here. 
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  • Apple, Google comply with Indian government order to ban Chinese apps

    anantksundaramanantksundaram

    xiao-zhi said:
    Let’s see is Apple faces the same level of criticism when they comply with Indian government app bans as the do complying with Chinese restrictions. 

    I guess the usual suspects touting India as great open democracy and Apple as a weak toad for complying with China regulations will be silent or have some other story.

    In fact, India has far more import restrictions than China but gets a pass on it.
    Ha ha. How so? Google, Facebook, Netflix, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitch, Dropbox, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Amazon, Reddit, Slack, Snap, YouTube are all allowed to compete in India.

    How many of these can freely compete in China?
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  • Apple researching retractable keyboards to keep future MacBook Pro thin

    anantksundaramanantksundaram
    Great. Why not just paint on some pretend keys for a pretend keyboard for us to pretend type. They’ll save a lot of money too. 
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  • USB 2.0 accessories suffering from connectivity issues in 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro

    anantksundaramanantksundaram
    I've had this issue many times. It's like playing whack-a-mole with the four ports on my 16" MBP...
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  • Apple, other tech firms back Harvard in legal battle over race in admissions

    anantksundaramanantksundaram
    Will Tim (and much of his senior management) offer to step aside — should they — for underrepresented minority candidates? In fact, will — should — they petition Apple’s board to do so?

    If not, why not?
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