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by wernercd 4023 days ago
What does ROI have to do with paying taxes?

They can spend money on features that have a shitty ROI (like color blindness features) and still not want to waste money on taxes that don't need to get paid (movement of money across borders leading to taxes).

I'll hate on Apple all day, every day... but it would be stupid not to use the loopholes in the system - if selling something overseas and keeping the money overseas is a "Loophole" because selling a phone in China doesn't give the US taxes on that sale...

I'm also all about USA and holding my stars and stripes with pride... but it is down right stupid that a company can't make money over seas and then bring the money back without a massive hit - and 35% is a massive hit on money not made in the USA.