Jaromir Miko As we already reported at the beginning of the month, Apple CEO Tim Cook was heading to Ireland these days to receive an award from the local prime minister for 40 years of investment by the Californian company in the country. Apple employs 6 people in Ireland, including Apple EMEA, based in Cork.
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Tomas Chlebek Handover however, the price was not without controversy. Oposition criticizes Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkra for the fact that awarding the Apple prize is just another pre-election populist step. The opposition also criticizes Apple for huge tax breaks, bez which Ireland could have more money for the development of education and other sectors. These concessions were also looked at by the European Commission, which, based on its findings, forced Apple to pay a fine of 14,4 billion dollars, or 325,5 billion crowns.
Celebrating 40 years of Apple in Ireland with our remarkable and growing team at Hollyhill! Your hard work and dedication to our customers and the communities we serve reflects the best of what we stand for. Here's to the next 40! ?? pic.twitter.com/ADiRz3yoOP
- Tim Cook (@tim_cook) January 20, 2020
For Apple's director, taxes were also a topic on which he commented for several media outlets, including agencies Reuters. Tim Cook stated during interviews that se the company is desperate to make the tax system fair to international companies, who say the current system is too complicated. Cook is therefore calling for global tax reform that should reflect the present and the current demands of companies like Apple. Many of the companies like Apple, Google or Amazon facedy criticism especially from the European Union for actively looking for ways to cut taxes.
“Logically, I think everyone knows about the need to overhaul the existing system and I'm certainly the last person to say that the current or previous systems were perfect. I hope and am optimistic that they will be able to find a new solution." responded to the international statutes approved by the economic unioní OECD. During the interviews, he also praised the European GDPR law and added that more such laws are needed in the world to protect the privacy of users.
What an amazing welcome back to Ireland! Thank you @Hozier for sharing your music with me, and for the chance to look around the studio. Feel free to reach out if you ever need some backup vocals. ? pic.twitter.com/Opfka0j2UK
- Tim Cook (@tim_cook) January 19, 2020
Cook also took advantage of his trip to Ireland to meet popular artist Hozier directly in the studio, adding that he would be happy to provide vocals for the tracks. Hozier comes from an artistic family, having been kicked out of school after he preferred recording music to exams. Many of his compositions are accompanied by video clips focusing on controversial social topics, including domestic violence, the migration crisis, anti-government protests and discrimination against the LGBT community.
He also visited the WarDucks development studio, which has developed several successful VR titles and now focuses on developing mobile and augmented reality (AR) games. The company developed three RollerCoaster titles and the Sneaky Bears shooter.
Source: AppleInsider
