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> Apple could have taken their business anywhere else, including outside EU where such laws don't apply, and a country could undercut Irish taxes. Yes, Apple c
by exDM69 10y ago
> Apple could have taken their business anywhere else, including outside EU where such laws don't apply, and a country could undercut Irish taxes.
Yes, Apple could do that. But then they'd have to pay EU customs and other costs that aren't applicable when you do business inside the EU. They choose to be inside the EU for a reason, and they should pay accordingly.
- coldtea 10y ago>Yes, Apple could do that. But then they'd have to pay EU customs and other costs that aren't applicable when you do business inside the EU. That's orthogonal to the argument though. Just another tradeoff to consider in their negotiation.