Apple to Add 500 New Jobs at European Headquarters in Ireland

Get the Irish to design and engineer their own products. Other then Guinness and hot chicks there isn't much coming out of there.

That is pretty insulting. We are a country of a little over 4.5 million people. We punch far above our weight in a global scale as it is. If we had another 350 million people , maybe then we would be in a better position to "design our own products". We actually have the best import to export ratio in the European Union.

As it is American multinational companies set up here , not just because our low corporation tax, but because our people are some of the most intelligent, friendly and hard working people in the developed world.

Then why does the EU want to drop you?

Your tax are low to bring multinational corporations to your shores. But the ridiculously low tax rates doesn't go to support your people. They only ones who benefit are the corporations and the kick backs to the politicians.

The smart Irish are the ones who came to the US to make a better life for themselves.

The rest of the EU doesn't want to drop Ireland, you ignoramus. They're currently doing just fine paying back the bailout at an interest rate that makes us money. They're the United Kingdom's greatest trade partner, and a veritable lifeline.

I suggest you check your egotism, xenophobia and downright ignorant attitude at the door before you post again, lest you're banned. Might I also kindly suggest you learn of America's role in the recession before hurling insults at countries struggling to cope with said recession.

America is a wonderful country that I've had the pleasure of visiting many times. Your attitude perpetuates a myth abroad that does your fellow countrymen a great disservice. I'll finish with reiterating my question; where have you visited that shaped the opinion you hold?

Then why does the EU want to drop you?

Your tax are low to bring multinational corporations to your shores. But the ridiculously low tax rates doesn't go to support your people. They only ones who benefit are the corporations and the kick backs to the politicians.

The smart Irish are the ones who came to the US to make a better life for themselves.

Better life for themselves? We have one of the highest rankings for quality of life in the world. Yes times are tougher right now than they were 5 years ago, but it's no different anywhere else.

For someone like myself being a Computer Scientist graduate in the near future , Ireland is a fantastic place to be thanks to the amount of IT companies now in Ireland, whether they are Irish or not.

Apple should be blasted in the media and given a black eye by the public.

I really hope the story plays out in mainstream media as "apple moves jobs overseas to avoid paying American wages and taxes."

Yes coz jobs that relates to running operations in Europe should stay here in the U.S., and should not be moved to Europe. That makes a lot of sense man. Thank you for your infinite wisdom.

The smart Irish are the ones who came to the US to make a better life for themselves.

Have you ever actually BEEN to Ireland?

Their greatest treasure is the one they can't export. I'd pack up and move in a heartbeat if there were actually jobs available to US immigrants. Definitely one of the most beautiful countries I've ever seen... I feel bad for the Irish that HAD to leave. I was there for two weeks and was not ready to leave by the end of the trip.

I'm amazed there is no Apple store in Ireland though; with as tech-oriented as the country is becoming, having a Dublin presence would only make sense I'd think?

Absolutely nothing beats american ingenuity, drive and determination.

The majority of positions could have easily been filled by American workers willing to work abroad and/or a large portion of those operations could have been conducted within the US, itself.

The point is a solution which keeps Americans employed and supports our infrastructure could have been explored and implemented.

And I suppose the rest of the world, Ireland included, doesn't have the right to be part of a global corporation. Yes, the US was at the forefront of the global recession, but it wasn't the only country affected by it. I commend apple for branching out and offering more jobs at a time when companies are still finding it difficult to run and keep its employees paid.

I'm fed up of these egotistical posts from our American counterparts, who feel as though the world should revolve around them. Yes, Apple is a US based company, but you are not it's only market and if there is demand and expertise elsewhere, why shouldn't a company expand its workforce overseas

/rantover. :o