Ngonyaka odlule, abafana baseCupertino baba nezinkinga eziningi kunokujwayelekile ne-European Union, inhlangano ebonakala ingemuva kwenkampani yama-apula ngoba ayiboni ngamehlo amahle ukuthi isebenza kuyo yonke i-European Union kuphela evela e-Ireland naseLuxembourg, amazwe amabili ahlinzeka ngezintela ezincane ezinkampani ezinkampanini. Okwamanje, i-Apple kudingeke ukuthi ikhokhe inhlawulo enkulu, okwamanje e-Italy kuphela, ukuzama ukulungisa isimo sayo kuleli lizwe futhi ikwazi ukuqhubeka nokusebenza ngaphandle kwezinkinga, kepha kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi akusilo kuphela izwe uphoqeleke ukuthi afinyelele esivumelwaneni.
Kepha njengoba sonke sazi, i-Apple inekomkhulu elisemthethweni le-European Union yonke e-Ireland, lapho ikhokhiswa khona ezitolo kulo lonke izwekazi, futhi iyingxenye yaphesheya, ukuze izinzuzo zihlala zitholakala kulelo komkhulu hhayi ezitolo ezibonakalayo, namandla ngakho-ke sebenzisa intela yenhlangano ephansi kakhulu ezweni kanye nesivumelwano esenziwe nohulumeni wezwe, ukuze ikhokhe kuphela phakathi kuka-2 no-5%, esikhundleni sika-12% kuzo zonke izinkampani ezisezweni.
Ukuzama ukuhlanganisa yonke imisebenzi endaweni eyodwa, I-Apple ihambise wonke amabhizinisi we-iTunes aphesheya aye e-Ireland kusukela ngoFebhuwari 5, ngaphandle kwaseMelika (bekungacula kakhulu) emahhovisi lapho kuphathwa khona ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo. Kusukela ingene emakethe, indlunkulu yebhizinisi yamazwe omhlaba jikelele ye-iTunes ibilokhu iseLuxembourg. Njengoba kunengqondo, le nhlangano ibuye futhi ngenxa yezinzuzo zentela futhi ngaleyo ndlela ikwazi ukubeka endaweni efanayo yonke imali etholakalayo e-European Union nakulo lonke izwe lapho isebenza khona endlunkulu eCork .
Abakhohlisi abancane bobabili uhulumeni kanye nenkampani nalabo abangaphansi kokukhokha intela engaphezu kuka-20%