> How can a company plan for all the potential laws that Europe could reverse. Luckily in Apple's case, they have the funds to pay. They can't. The world is un

> How can a company plan for all the potential laws that Europe could reverse. Luckily in Apple's case, they have the funds to pay. They can't. The world is uncertain. Sovereign Nations legally have the power to do anything they fucking want in the regions they govern (they might be restricted by their own laws and constitution, but it is an internal one). In this case, it appears that Apple abused certain Irish tax laws to an extreme degree. The EU is well within its rights to punish Apple for doing so.