[pyrale]

> What's the cause of all the flip flopping between Apple having to pay the bill or not?

Basically, since Apple is located in Ireland, they must pay their taxes to Ireland. But Ireland doesn't really want Apple to pay, so that makes it complicated. The real beef is between Europe and Ireland about whether it's legal to offer "personalized" discounts, not about Apple.

relevant quote:

> it reaches back a few years, beginning with a decision in 2018 that told Apple to hand over the aforementioned €13 billion to Irish tax officials after the European Commission decided Apple and Irish authorities had together broken state aid rules.