Talk:EU illegal State aid case against Apple in Ireland/Archive 1

Archive 1

October 2016. Eoinm685

Hey Eoin, cheers for the feedback, I have made sure the history section is not just repeating what the 'Bosman Ruling' article has said. I have also added a quotas section to the 'Effects on Clubs' bit as you suggested. I will include a section on third-parties like agents as you suggested, however, I am still unsure about a section on Brexit as it is speculating what will happen rather than what has happened as a result of globalization. Finally, I will include a brief statement on how visa situations have improved since globalization, as you recommended. Howley.l (talk) 16:20, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi Eoin, just giving my peer review for your article. Great article, nice simple intro. Background is broken up nicely into two parts and isn't too long. The investigation is explained very well. Just a couple of minor recommendations. Found an issue or two with this sentence: "Even though the €13 billion windfall would benefit Irish finances ." The full stop is out of place, and I feel like the words should be a continuation of the sentence before rather than cut into its own short sentence. Also, the second image should probably have Noonan's name rather than just 'Minister for Finance.' The image also has a 'Read more' bit at the end of its caption which should probably be removed. Apart from these, a great article. Howley.l (talk) 03:05, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Liam, I appreciate the feedback. I have reviewed your changes and agree with each of them. The first sentence was a typo, have amended this. I agree with your note about adding in Michael Noonan's name to the picture also. I have added in his name. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eoinm684 (talk • contribs) 20:45, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Eoin, I would like to leave you a peer review on your article. Overall I felt that this was a very balanced article in which you discussed how the Apple transfer pricing has affected Ireland while remaining neutral throughout. I also appreciated that you kept paragraphs balanced so not as to emphasize any aspect of the of the investigation or its findings. I would like to know if the $13 million dollars you mention in your lead paragraph is an exact figure or a rough figure. Overall I really enjoyed this article. Gordon.re (talk) 21:53, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Rebecca, I appreciate the feedback. Although not an exact figure, $13 is the figure currently touted by the European Commission. I have made a slight amendment to make this even more obvious. I'm glad you enjoyed the article. Thank you, Eoin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eoinm684 (talk • contribs) 01:24, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

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Upgraded this article post more follow up information on the leprechaun economics affair. kind regards Britishfinance (talk) 19:48, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Why There Are No Apple Stores in Ireland

The sentence at the end of the “Apple's Irish structure” section might need an additional citation. Currently, it says:

“ Apple's unique ASI structure, is believed to be the reason why Apple never had an Apple retail store in the Republic of Ireland (it even has one in smaller Belfast).[35] ”

That citation could be a bit misleading, as the linked article ("Why there are no Apple Stores in the Republic and probably won't be for a while") only supports the second half of the sentence (i.e., that Apple has a store in Belfast). It does not mention anything about “Apple’s unique ASI structure”. In fact, it offers a few other reasons why Apple has not opened a store in Ireland:

“ One retail expert familiar with Apple’s sales network in Ireland said the most-likely reason for the company’s lack of interest in the Republic was simple: not enough customers to make it worthwhile.

“The Belfast store is essentially run from the UK with the same currency, but if they set up here they would need a different vehicle to do that,” they said.

“The market is sufficiently served through these premium resellers without Apple having to do the very-expensive exercise of setting up here.”

There’s also little incentive in installing a flagship store for the Republic as a brand-building exercise as figures show Irish people are already among the most-eager consumers of Apple products.

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Perhaps another source can be found to support the speculation in the first half of the sentence, or perhaps the alternate explanations could be mentioned in the text of the article.

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