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I wish I could get paid $13bn for losing a lawsuit

• toyg 9y ago
  Are "you" Apple or Ireland? If you are Apple, yeah, as long as you can keep using Ireland as you proxy, you are 13bn better out and will not face any penalty. If you are Ireland, you weren't paid that much (it's actually your refusal to get paid that was the problem in the first place), and you will be fined once you've lost the lawsuit. (For the record, the fine will be a detraction on funds paid by the EU to Ireland.) But hey, if the Irish citizens are happy to subsidize both Apple and EU coffers, I guess it's a win-win in someone's book. I personally don't think it's the smartest approach...
  • Stranger43 9y ago
    Interestingly enough Ireland is not actually getting fined, The 13bn once paid by Apple will belong to the Irish state not the EU.
    • toyg 9y ago
      Ireland will get fined because they refuse to collect those 13bn (unless they change their stance, which doesn't seem likely at the moment).