You either didn't read the article or misread it. Option B didn't and couldn't have had a massive tax burden. The $700M in the title is referring to option A.

You either didn't read the article or misread it. Option B didn't and couldn't have had a massive tax burden. The $700M in the title is referring to option A. The company only has ~$100M in profits to tax in the first place. Non-paywall: https://archive.ph/ifEzF https://archive.ph/ifEzF