Comments on: Microsoft pays EU in full

Company could have submitted a promissory note for its fine but instead ponies up $600 million, as its appeal continues.

[normoose]

High tech criminals

It is amazing that these companies and their CEOs can get away with fraud, theft of digital property, insider trading and false advertizing with out any jail time.

Try opening a Dell outlet without permission or download a song and you will be penalized. Your penalty will for out-way any penalties imposed on the mega sized tech companies or executives employed by them.

Untill people are held accountable and risk jail, no matter what their net worth is, the consumer will pick up thwe tab for others misdeeds.

[olePigeon]

That's because...

That's because you don't make literally millions of dollars in campaign contributions in exchange for political favors.

It's how the world works. Otherwise, corporations wouldn't be counted as an "entity" and eligible for voting. Stupid? Yes, but this axiom rings truer than ever: whoever has the gold makes the rules.

[normoose]

High tech criminals

It is amazing that these companies and their CEOs can get away with fraud, theft of digital property, insider trading and false advertizing with out any jail time.

Try opening a Dell outlet without permission or download a song and you will be penalized. Your penalty will for out-way any penalties imposed on the mega sized tech companies or executives employed by them.

Untill people are held accountable and risk jail, no matter what their net worth is, the consumer will pick up thwe tab for others misdeeds.

[olePigeon]

That's because...

That's because you don't make literally millions of dollars in campaign contributions in exchange for political favors.

It's how the world works. Otherwise, corporations wouldn't be counted as an "entity" and eligible for voting. Stupid? Yes, but this axiom rings truer than ever: whoever has the gold makes the rules.

[gardoglee]

Corporations are counted as entities for some legal purposes, but they do not have the right to vote. They don't need it. If they voted they would only get one vote. Most large corporations would laugh at the idea of having only one vote. They have much more effective ways to influence politics than that, all despite laws which are supposed to prevent corporate entites from making direct contributions to candidates or political parties. Even the one they own.