undefined | Better HN

0 pointsrusk7y ago0 comments

I kind of felt the same about the Apple Tax / Irish Revenue Commissioners thing.

On looking into the judgement however it appeared as though both parties actively sought to subvert competition rules under a disingenuous "veil of ignorance". Warning shots had been fired earlier but the practices continued hence the fine.

I haven't read into the details of this judgement yet but you may well find similar reasoning therein.

0 comments

1 comments · 1 top-level

oliwarner7y ago

That's not a fine against Apple, it's a demand that Ireland corrects past behaviour that has been deemed state aid.

While it's certainly Apple's prerogative to play EU states off against each other to get the best deal, it should have been blindingly obvious that what it was getting from Ireland would be, and should be reversed.

2 more replies

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse