No one seriously expected Apple to lie down and hand over €13bn (U.S.$1.05bn) in unpaid taxes without a fight. Nor did anyone think that Ireland would take the cash when greater sums are at stake for a country that prides itself on being pro-business.
On 19 December, just as the European Commission disclosed new details from its 130-page decision from August that ordered Ireland to recoup the allegedly unpaid taxes, Apple launched its own appeal against the Commission’s decision.
