With the thumb of big brother weighing down, a business has to find a way to operate that creates a maximum return possible without breaking the law. From reading this, everything they did was legal, it is just one of those things that the press can spin to make it look like they are crooks.
Exactly.
The IRS itself encourages every taxpayer to use every LEGAL means to reduce their tax bills.
There’s the bit about how the tiny licensing tax pays for the court system that Microsoft uses to enforce its rights. Microsoft wants the Washington State court system to help it enforce their rights, but they don’t want to pay for that service.
It’s like dodging the local tax that pays for the fire department, yet still expecting them to come when your house is on fire.
If ALL taxes were eliminated and replaced with the Fair Tax, everyone would be better off.
Right on to that. You nailed it. More power to Microsoft for doing this. With the Socialist Ways that this current government is headed I say “Way To Go Microsoft!!!”. Sticking it to the MAN, Legally. This is so cool. :)