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Re:Google loses challenge against EU antitrust ruling, $2.8B... by xwdv on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @12:08PM (#29177145)
They will never notice the loss. This is a cost of doing business. Also these fines can be financed and become tax write offs through various loop holes and in the end even be a profit for the business.
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Re:Google loses challenge against EU antitrust ruling, $2.8B... by dahfizz on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @02:18PM (#29179195)
Legal fees are generally paid in pre-tax money, that's true. How does that end up as a profit?
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Re:Google loses challenge against EU antitrust ruling, $2.8B... by xwdv on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @04:32PM (#29181158)
Through some extremely creative accounting.
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