As a googler (opinions are my own) in payments that gets to see that side of things, I'd disagree with you. To be able to do the Irish haven, Google is and was

As a googler (opinions are my own) in payments that gets to see that side of things, I'd disagree with you. To be able to do the Irish haven, Google is and was abiding by all laws in doing it. Google was doing what all the lawmakers of various countries allowed, and they allowed it for a long time. It also only impacted a portion of Google's overall revenue. It also led to Google having a fairly massive presence in Ireland, which I'm sure the people employed there are happy with. As countries have been figuring out how to tax companies like Google, they have been forcing them to create local entities so all business with people in those countries can be taxed locally. I can tell you this was not a simple thing for companies like Google to conform to (massive amounts of work by lots of people to bill locally). You can see if you are billed locally based on the company your invoice or payment is collected under.