schwabsauce

Closing the loopholes is probably a good plan, but sending Ireland a bill simply because it's apparent that Apple could afford it is not really a plan

It would be great to have some details about how the holes could be closed! I think the Dutch/Irish scheme is that the Dutch buys the goods from the Irish but then the Irish pays the Dutch for a licensing fee so that the net revenue becomes almost 0. Which part of that can become illegal?

This is an interesting decision and probably deserves an open mind. However, if the customer has agreed to legal terms, the judge should respect that unless there is extreme duress or malfeasance. This seems to be a case where people have assumed that, since Apple is profitable, they can afford any expense at no cost. There is no regard for other things Apple can do with that money which might be more important. It's a slippery "this is why we can't have nice things" scenario. For instance, it could lead to the end of exchanges for broken products; or tighter restrictions on which types of damage are replaced.

So you can mark your emails as unred or red

No one cares if this machine sets a sales record. Millions and millions of people are going to buy it for many many reasons. No one is trying to set sales records. They're just trying to make and use great tools.