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by happy_tentacles 3572 days ago
Agreed - the title is bombastic fluff, however, some interesting points are made. Though the strongest one just paraphrases of the opening paragraph of the EC press release (http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-2923_en.htm).

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The biggest problem I have with Tim Cook's position is the sovereignty argument. I would stay away from it for now, and let the interested parties pick it up.

Tim Cook: "This would strike a devastating blow to the sovereignty of EU member states over their own tax matters, and to the principle of certainty of law in Europe".