Tax benefits of Microsoft Shared Source??
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From the FAQ: "In the year 2000, the worldwide packaged software industry employed 1.35 million people and produced tax revenues of approximately USD$28.2 billion"
I'm sure there was a Slashdot item a month or so ago pointing out that Microsoft had paid NO tax in the last year...
Sorry 'bout that, but this has been the first chance that I've had in ages to get a point in first before the massed hordes, and I couldn't resist doing my bit to counter the American dominance of/.
As a New Zealander I should point out that New Zealand and Australia are not the same place. The suggestion that they are is one that people in both countries would find equally offensive...:-)
We've had our census recently and I believe there was a similiar move to make/prevent Jedi being recorded as a religion.
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From the FAQ: ...
"In the year 2000, the worldwide packaged software industry employed 1.35 million people and produced tax revenues of approximately USD$28.2 billion"
I'm sure there was a Slashdot item a month or so ago pointing out that Microsoft had paid NO tax in the last year
Sorry 'bout that, but this has been the first chance that I've had in ages to get a point in first before the massed hordes, and I couldn't resist doing my bit to counter the American dominance of /.
As a New Zealander I should point out that New Zealand and Australia are not the same place. The suggestion that they are is one that people in both countries would find equally offensive ... :-)
We've had our census recently and I believe there was a similiar move to make/prevent Jedi being recorded as a religion.