The 8-gigabyte iPhone 3G, which came out last year, now costs $99, instead of $199. When the iPhone debuted two years ago, eager Apple fans had to shell out $499 for a 4-gigabyte version and $599 for 8 gigs
The recording industry spent years trying to sue its way back to prosperity, before Apple launched iTunes and proved there's still a market for music
I feel very glad to be participating in this ... I think it is important to tell our story. And I would like people to hear directly from me. I was not dragged here.
Frankly, I'm offended by the tone and tenor of this hearing ... show trial.
I harassed my husband until he converted to a MacBook.
Apple executives want the public to focus on the U.S. taxes the company has paid, but the real issue is the billions in taxes it has not paid, thanks to offshore tax strategies whose purpose is tax avoidance, pure and simple
There are a few important things that he could do a this point in his tenure that I believe would advance his movement toward that destiny in a big way.
He put his questioners to shame ... His response to the question of whether Apple was violating basic rules of fairness was brilliant: ‘I am a fair person. Apple is a fair company. I would not administer [something that was unfair.]‘ This is no dime-a-dozen MBA or supply-chain guy. This is a man of unique character and exceptional intelligence with an opportunity to make his own mark, not just on Apple, but on history.
Tim Cook performed brilliantly in front of Congress today ... He was authoritative, in breathtaking command of his facts, as he always is, and brought a unique perspective to each response. Senator Levin was out for blood, but ‘No one laid a glove on him,’ as Phillip Emer DeWitt wrote for Fortune.
Apple has exploited a difference between Irish and US tax residency rules
Apple pays an extraordinary amount in US taxes. Apple is likely the largest corporate income tax payer in the US... These payments account for $1 in every $40 in corporate income tax the US Treasury collected last year
a powerful engine of job creation in the US
We pay all the taxes we owe - every single dollar. We not only comply with the laws, but we comply with the spirit of the laws.
not in Ireland, where they are incorporated, and not in the United States, where the Apple executives who run them are located.
I'm saying it's who we are as people. ... Wherever we are, we're an American company
We pay all the taxes we owe - every single dollar ... We don't depend on tax gimmicks.
I'm saying it's who we are as people. ... Wherever we are, we're an American company
We pay all the taxes we owe — every single dollar ... We don't depend on tax gimmicks.
To our knowledge ... Apple is the largest corporate taxpayer in America. We paid $6 billion in cash to the U.S. Treasury -- that's $16 million each day. And we expect to pay even more this year.
