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What is the point of this vote ? the article says that the European Parliament has no authority to enforce such a break-up. Also Google is not a European compa

What is the point of this vote ? the article says that the European Parliament has no authority to enforce such a break-up. Also Google is not a European company (wasn't it based in the US ?), so what's the point?

Alphasite_ 12y ago
They operate in Europe so atthe very least they can affect measures on that subsidiary.
lnanek2 12y ago
Technically I think Google claims their search technology is invented and produced in their Ireland version of the company and just licensed to the US one or something like that to defraud the US from taxes. So it is actually more UK/Europe than it is US since they just kind of steal from the US.
- Oletros 12y ago
  Mmm, no, Google, like a lot of companies has sold the rights for foreign licensing of those patents to the Irish subsidiary
- tomjen3 12y ago
  That is not fraud, it is legal. Stop blaming business for tax holes.
crdoconnor 12y ago
Possibly to demonstrate that they have the political capital to levy a very large fine.