gwydion

sog35 said:

gwydion said:

sog35 said:

gwydion said:

Shocking, an advisor for one of the interested parts says that the ruling could be overturned in benefit of the part he is advisor.

or it could be common sense that you can't change laws on things that happenned 10 years ago

No law was changed

Yes it was. If it wasn't the EU would have charged Apple 10 years ago

sog35 said:

gwydion said:

Shocking, an advisor for one of the interested parts says that the ruling could be overturned in benefit of the part he is advisor.

or it could be common sense that you can't change laws on things that happenned 10 years ago

SpamSandwich said:

Meh. The bill to repatriate those overseas billions will pass quickly after Trump takes office and many companies will take advantage of the 10% tax. If Ireland continues to buckle under and do the EU's bidding, they deserve to lose every single company that unwisely decided to locate there.

sdw2001 said:

SpamSandwich said:

Meh. The bill to repatriate those overseas billions will pass quickly after Trump takes office and many companies will take advantage of the 10% tax. If Ireland continues to buckle under and do the EU's bidding, they deserve to lose every single company that unwisely decided to locate there.

Ageed.  And again, I really wish Apple would tell the EU and any grandstanding Irish politicians to go f**k themselves.  Government is ridiculous.  They can just decide that--SURPISE!--you owe 14.5 billion in taxes for the last however many years.  I say Apple just ignores the ruling.  What are they going to do? Raid their offices with the guns they don't carry?  Or, as you implied...Apple should call their bluff.  Highlight the jobs and revenue Apple brings and threaten to pull out if they don't back off.