* Posts by BlackAngus

2 publicly visible posts • joined 19 Feb 2016

EU verdict: Apple received €13bn in illegal tax benefits from Ireland

BlackAngus

Re: This doesn't cost Apple anything in the long run

While the market cap / stock price piece is a wash, expect the US to chime in. If those taxes are paid in the EU, it reduces the amount the US can expect to claim if the money is ever repatriated. (Never mind that the taxable business was conducted in the EU....)

Boffins: There's a ninth planet out there – now we just need to find it

BlackAngus

Re: If Pluto is taken.

"You can't name a planet Bob." -Akima, Titan A. E.