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I read two things in this: - We bring work and employ a lot of people so we are good. - Be careful because if we don't get it our way we are going to go away

I read two things in this: - We bring work and employ a lot of people so we are good. - Be careful because if we don't get it our way we are going to go away and you are the one that will suffer.

xigency 10y ago
Sounds like an abusive relationship.
- PedroBatista 10y ago
  Sounds like every Apple product I ever owned.
  - JustSomeNobody 10y ago
    Sounds like you never owned one.
    - martin_a 10y ago
      Sounds like you owned one too much.
tribaal 10y ago
Well, where would they go? All EU countries will be subject to the same law, and I doubt they would just stop selling their product on the european market (it would still make them money even when paying normal taxes). Paying customs tariffs would probably be worse than paying taxes in the EU, too.
- xyzzy4 10y ago
  > Well, where would they go? Any country that would give them large amounts of tax credits. I'm sure some countries would be willing to negotiate. > I doubt they would just stop selling their product on the european market (it would still make them money even when paying normal taxes). They could sell to resellers who would sell in Europe, if it came to that.
  - robhu 10y ago
    Adding another layer isn't going to help them, the tax will need to be paid and the additional layer will incur additional costs.
    - xyzzy4 10y ago
      But still, people in Europe would be able to get iPhones, even if the cost is higher. They would never be banned like illegal narcotics.
- duiker101 10y ago
  I don't think that there's anywhere they can go but that's the feeling I get from this message. I see it as Apple trying to strong arm the EU with a possible threat and trying to justify their actions.
pluma 10y ago
In a way, the EC's decision actually acts as a safeguard against this kind of blackmail: a country may be pressured into making a bad deal like this, but EU law renders the deal invalid. And because the EC is not controlled by any single member state, it can't treat any single nation different from the others.
- zigzigzag 10y ago
  Ireland wasn't really pressured, was it? You can phrase your post another way - the EU "safeguards" members against making their own decisions and possibly becoming more attractive than the others. And because the EC is not controlled by any single member state, it can't treat any single nation different from the others. Tell that to Jean-Claude "it's different because it's France" Juncker!

I read two things in this: - We bring work and employ a lot of people so we are good. - Be careful because if we don't get it our way we are going to go away and you are the one that will suffer.

xigency 10y ago

Sounds like an abusive relationship.

PedroBatista 10y ago
Sounds like every Apple product I ever owned.
- JustSomeNobody 10y ago
  Sounds like you never owned one.
  - martin_a 10y ago
    Sounds like you owned one too much.

tribaal 10y ago

Well, where would they go? All EU countries will be subject to the same law, and I doubt they would just stop selling their product on the european market (it would still make them money even when paying normal taxes). Paying customs tariffs would probably be worse than paying taxes in the EU, too.

xyzzy4 10y ago
> Well, where would they go? Any country that would give them large amounts of tax credits. I'm sure some countries would be willing to negotiate. > I doubt they would just stop selling their product on the european market (it would still make them money even when paying normal taxes). They could sell to resellers who would sell in Europe, if it came to that.
- robhu 10y ago
  Adding another layer isn't going to help them, the tax will need to be paid and the additional layer will incur additional costs.
  - xyzzy4 10y ago
    But still, people in Europe would be able to get iPhones, even if the cost is higher. They would never be banned like illegal narcotics.
duiker101 10y ago
I don't think that there's anywhere they can go but that's the feeling I get from this message. I see it as Apple trying to strong arm the EU with a possible threat and trying to justify their actions.

pluma 10y ago

In a way, the EC's decision actually acts as a safeguard against this kind of blackmail: a country may be pressured into making a bad deal like this, but EU law renders the deal invalid. And because the EC is not controlled by any single member state, it can't treat any single nation different from the others.

zigzigzag 10y ago
Ireland wasn't really pressured, was it? You can phrase your post another way - the EU "safeguards" members against making their own decisions and possibly becoming more attractive than the others. And because the EC is not controlled by any single member state, it can't treat any single nation different from the others. Tell that to Jean-Claude "it's different because it's France" Juncker!