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10% of Microsoft's turnover is $28b, 10% of amazon is $71b The goal here is to make sure these companies obey the law though, which big tech companies seem to

by iso1631 4mo ago

10% of Microsoft's turnover is $28b, 10% of amazon is $71b The goal here is to make sure these companies obey the law though, which big tech companies seem to think is optional.

dumbmrblah 4mo ago
Really should be the turnover amount for operations originating from the EU, not worldwide.
- specproc 4mo ago
  In which case, they route it all through some subsidiary in the Cayman Islands and it magically disappears. No, this is a deterrent against anti-consumer behaviour, and it should be meaningful.
- Scarblac 4mo ago
  No, that would make it even less likely that they obey the law.
- ygjb 4mo ago
  Why? The US likes to flex it's muscle by pushing other governments around on behalf of its commercial interests. I think it's well past time for Canada to either formally pursue toes with the EU or pursue alignment with EU consumer protection legislation. Middle powers unite!
sunshine-o 4mo ago
The problem is nobody believe those company would ever hand over 10% or even 1% of their turnover to the EU. The EU should be careful with those kind of threats because in the world that is taking shape I can really imagine MS telling them one day that none of their Windows is gonna boot tomorrow if they don't calm down. The EU at large is totally dependent on those companies so who is really fearing who?
- SiempreViernes 4mo ago
  Thankfully MS also has a policy of not trying very hard to prevent illicit distribution of their software, so the worst they can really do is brick your machine on patch Tuesday, which is just the standard risk you run every time anyway.
- felixg3 4mo ago
  Like they didn’t make Apple pay /s The final closure came in 2025: Ireland confirmed it received nearly €14.25 billion (about $15.5 billion) from the account’s final closure https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/15/apple-and-ireland-tax-saga-finally-ends-with-15-billion-escrow-withdrawal https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/15/apple-and-ireland...

by iso1631 4mo ago

10% of Microsoft's turnover is $28b, 10% of amazon is $71b The goal here is to make sure these companies obey the law though, which big tech companies seem to think is optional.

dumbmrblah 4mo ago

Really should be the turnover amount for operations originating from the EU, not worldwide.

specproc 4mo ago
In which case, they route it all through some subsidiary in the Cayman Islands and it magically disappears. No, this is a deterrent against anti-consumer behaviour, and it should be meaningful.
Scarblac 4mo ago
No, that would make it even less likely that they obey the law.
ygjb 4mo ago
Why? The US likes to flex it's muscle by pushing other governments around on behalf of its commercial interests. I think it's well past time for Canada to either formally pursue toes with the EU or pursue alignment with EU consumer protection legislation. Middle powers unite!

sunshine-o 4mo ago

The problem is nobody believe those company would ever hand over 10% or even 1% of their turnover to the EU. The EU should be careful with those kind of threats because in the world that is taking shape I can really imagine MS telling them one day that none of their Windows is gonna boot tomorrow if they don't calm down. The EU at large is totally dependent on those companies so who is really fearing who?

SiempreViernes 4mo ago
Thankfully MS also has a policy of not trying very hard to prevent illicit distribution of their software, so the worst they can really do is brick your machine on patch Tuesday, which is just the standard risk you run every time anyway.
felixg3 4mo ago
Like they didn’t make Apple pay /s The final closure came in 2025: Ireland confirmed it received nearly €14.25 billion (about $15.5 billion) from the account’s final closure https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/15/apple-and-ireland-tax-saga-finally-ends-with-15-billion-escrow-withdrawal https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/15/apple-and-ireland...