I don't mean to provoke people to get downvoted to hell - I mean to understand why people are hating on Apple.

Your example is not applicable here since below minimum wages are illegal to begin with.

> Similarly, just because Ireland told Apple that they could get low taxes, doesn't mean that they were legally entitled to do so.

You are talking about the government here - not Apple. My point being - the Irish government was at fault when they broke EU law. Why should Apple be the one to compensate their error?