Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned

Re:Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @05:19PM (#23852016)

Firstly, one can have innovation with no economic growth and vice-versa, the two phenomena are distinct and separate. Much of econonic growth is about organisatuonal aspect's of society, rather than inventing new technology. Technology depebds on world of atoms, ans discoveries do not come on demand, nor are they particularly well rewarded. Einstein did not die a billionaire. Neither did most great scientists.

Lastly, some pies are not growing.

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Re:Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned by dantheman on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:33PM (#23855463)

Einstein didn't develop technology, he was a scientist. Science != Technology, but Science and Technology and are linked. Often times technology precedes the science, and then the science is developed and advances the technology.

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Re:Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned by ClumsyPilot on Thursday July 16, 2020 @07:16AM (#23857761)

What does this mean? Are Computer scientists developing technology?

All technology is a science, i think you are trying to draw is the distinction between fundamental science that discovers laws of nature, and indutrial kind that figures out the best process for manufacturing stainless steel.

>> "Often times technology precedes the science," This can happen by freak accident, but generally science has to find and researched some law of nature before you can take advantage of it to develop some product or manufacturing process.

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