[RBerenguel]

American billion or European billion? In this case I think the distinction is important (I guess it's the first case... the latter would be... big, very big, hugely, mindbogglingly big)

[ikusalic]

Just to clarify: in continental Europe and USA billion means different number. [0]

I'd guess USA billion, as it's about taxes and taxes can't be bigger than what Google is worth...

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales

[p4bl0]

He, I didn't know that, thanks for sharing.

[p4bl0]

Like I said, 1 billion €, so a "European billion". Yes it is a lot of money. But even more so is the amount of money that Google earned in France and managed not to declare to the fisc (the French tax administration).

[Luc]

Nah, it's a thousand million, a milliard in other words. It's confusing.

https://www.google.com/search?q=google+france+milliard+impot...

The anglosphere uses short scale billions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales#Current_...

[p4bl0]

Ya I didn't know that. I thought his question was € vs $, which is why I didn't quite understood it. Thanks for picking up my mistake.

[Zarel]

To clarify, a European billion is an American trillion [1] (an American billion is a European milliard), which is why RBerenguel said "the latter would be... big, very big, hugely, mindbogglingly big."

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales

[RBerenguel]

Sure, it's almost the definition of tax (it should be less than the amount earned.) I hope they pay, it's not like we are floating in money in Europe currently.

[logfromblammo]

Don't assume. They are French taxes, after all. It's entirely possible that Google could owe them more than the net worth of the planet.