Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

Prima.Vera · Feb 2, 2015

Apple. One of the biggest "American" companies, with ALL the factories outside US.

)))))

Aquinus · Feb 2, 2015

Caring1 said:
It flowed on from the statement Apple is doing well.
Of course they are, they refuse to pay tax in the countries the income is earned, therefore increasing profits.
Sounds like a pyramid scheme to me.

So if they made 9 billion AUD in taxes, maybe you can describe for me what an appropriate rate would be? I don't know Australia's tax laws, but if the amount of sales are right, that's a reasonable amount of taxes. Once again though, you're not describing this in much detail and I know very little about Australian tax laws, so I can't say. I would like to think that with these kinds of remarks, you can backup that claim of yours.

Prima.Vera said:
Apple. One of the biggest "American" companies, with ALL the factories outside US. )))))

One of the biggest, yes. One of the only out-sourcers. No. Lets be realistic; a lot of big companies out-source for the same reason.

Caring1 · Feb 2, 2015

Aquinus said:
Once again though, you're not describing this in much detail.

I think the issue here is you are failing to comprehend. They are not paying taxes. They owe 6 Billion in taxes.
No further descriptors are needed.

Aquinus · Feb 2, 2015

Caring1 said:
I think the issue here is you are failing to comprehend. They are not paying taxes. They owe 6 Billion in taxes.
No further descriptors are needed.

Oh okay. You said their tax bill was 8 billion (I was assuming annually), not that they owe 8 billion in back taxes. I misunderstood what you were saying. Do you have any proof of that? I would be interested in reading it if there is a source.

nolafotoknut · Mar 28, 2015

Sony Xperia S said:
True that. I am biased towards justice. Apple and nvidia can share their profit with other companies. They can settle with less profit for them and more for their competition, for a fair market and competition.

Are you serious?! So, millionaires and those who work hard for their money should share the wealth to those less fortunate?! It's called free enterprise!!!
noun

an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.

That's what's wrong with this world; people seem to think that everything should be equal and that others should share their income/profit from hard work and Intellectual property. Those people are delusional!!!

TheGuruStud · Mar 28, 2015

nolafotoknut said:
Are you serious?! So, millionaires and those who work hard for their money should share the wealth to those less fortunate?! It's called free enterprise!!!
noun

an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.

These kinds of people don't work hard for their money. Mayne they did once upon a time, but after enough wealth they can buy the govts and use courts for bullshit. Idk how that isn't obvious. Like apple being patent trolls...

nolafotoknut · Mar 28, 2015

TheGuruStud said:
These kinds of people don't work hard for their money. Mayne they did once upon a time, but after enough wealth they can buy the govts and use courts for bullshit. Idk how that isn't obvious. Like apple being patent trolls...

Patents guard intellectual property so trolls don't infringe or make money from other's ideas.

MxPhenom 216 · Mar 29, 2015

Sony Xperia S said:
True that. I am biased towards justice. Apple and nvidia can share their profit with other companies. They can settle with less profit for them and more for their competition, for a fair market and competition.

That is not how anything works, nor will it ever work like that. Pretty basic economics. You have some skewed perceptions on reality, its like you are from a whole different universe.

rtwjunkie · Mar 29, 2015

MxPhenom 216 said:
That is not how anything works, nor will it ever work like that. Pretty basic economics. You have some skewed perceptions on reality, its like you are from a whole different universe.

Um, yeah, that's about the only explanation possible. I've told Sony several times to get some economics studies completed before coming out to play with the big kids.

Caring1 · Mar 29, 2015

Sounds like he studied Socialist economics, he missed the class that says the big boys at the top still make the big money.

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Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

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