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I'm not sure that leaving the market will absolve Apple of paying the judgement, so staying in the UK market will help them recoup the cost. Leaving would be unlikely to improve their bottom line, so the judge was right - no evidence Apple will leave. This is just posturing, which won't go down well in front of a High Court judge.

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I think the intent would be to avoid paying the fine. Without assets, revenue, or profit the UK wouldn’t have anything to seize to pay the levy.

The judgement holder could then attempt to go after Apple in other countries, but I think that would result in a court case about whether that’s possible or not.

Why would Apple pay the fine?

To avoid their executives going to prison.

Their executives in the US? Going to trial in the UK, where the company would no longer do business? How does that work, exactly? Has the US ever extradited a white collar criminal?

They have executives in the UK.

Why would they have executives in a country that they don't do business in?

They do do business in the UK, as you well know.

They wouldn't if they were fined, as the headline and article clearly state.

Exactly, they don’t seem to respect others’ legally enforceable IP, the engage in tax avoidance schemes…why would Apple pay a court ordered judgment for damages? Wait is that not what you meant?

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