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josefresco on Oct 16, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ireland is to close a tax loophole used by Apple

But Apple makes the headline

If this was 1999 it would have been Microsoft. If this was 1960 it would have been GE.

Apple get's the headline because it's generating the most profits.

twistedpair on Oct 16, 2013 [–]

Apple is in the headline because it got you to read the article. Same reason most media outlets publish articles about Apple, positive or negative.

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