Kule nyanga, uTim Cook umemezele ukuthi yonke into ephathelene nokubalekela intela kwenkampani ayisebenzisayo “isamba sezombusazwe«. Ngokusobala, konke asitshela khona kwakungelona iqiniso ngoba Apple Ngabe sengivele ngifinyelele esivumelwaneni lapho uzokhokha inani eliphelele lama-Euro ayizigidi ezingama-318 ukuqedela uphenyo olungaphoqa inkampani yaseCupertino ukuthi ikhokhe imali ephindwe kathathu.
Abalawuli base-Italy eMilan baphetha ngokuthi i-Apple ngabe yenzile ubunjiniyela bezentela ukunciphisa isisekelo sakhe sentela nokonga u- $ 879 million, into azoyizuza ngokumemezela inzuzo ethile enkampanini yase-Ireland, eyenzeka phakathi kuka-2008 no-2013.
U-Apple akakasho lutho ngalesi sivumelwano, kodwa uma esesolwa, ubevele esho ukuthi ukhokhe intela ngayinye ezweni ngalinye. Kuze kube manje, bebelokhu beme njalo bethi abamsulwa, kepha lesi sivumelwano sikhombisa kuphela ukuthi babengakhulumi iqiniso. Into enengqondo kunazo zonke uma umsulwa futhi unonembeza omsulwa kungaba ukuqhubeka ungakhokhi lokho, ngombono, okungahambelani nawe.
I-Apple Italia iyingxenye yesikhungo sokusebenza senkampani ese- Ireland, lapho i-Apple ikhokha khona i- intela ephansi kakhulu engangizokhokha kuyo kwamanye amazwe. Ezweni lase-Ireland, inani lentela lingu-12.5%, ngaphansi kwengxenye yama-27,5% okufanele uwakhokhe e-Italy. Uma sibheka imali ehamba nenkampani efana ne-Apple, ukonga kungaba izibalo ezethusayo.
Akukhona okokuqala ukuthi i-Apple ibhekane nezinsolo ezifanayo. NgoSepthemba 2014, iKhomishini yaseYurophu isivele isola inkampani uTim Cook ayisebenzisayo ukuyithola izinsiza zombuso ezingekho emthethweni I-Ireland, kepha lokhu yinto esizozwa ngayo ngo-2016. Kunoma ikuphi, kubonakala sengathi akuyona yonke into ewubuphukuphuku bezepolitiki, akunjalo?
Konke okushiwo nguCook kuyinto engekho, kuqala ngomnyango wakhe wesoftware.