Exactly 21 hours, 45 minutes, 36 seconds of revenue for them. They literally already made that back since the ruling was made and they haven’t even cut a check yet. Cool, I’m sure that’ll totally change things.
Punchy & Cynical: "Fines aren’t punishments at that scale—they’re just the cost of doing business. When a penalty is wiped out in less than a single day’s revenue, it’s not a deterrent, it’s just a line item on an expense report.
567,000,000 ÷ 228,248,000,000 × 365 × 24 = 21.76
Exactly 21 hours, 45 minutes, 36 seconds of revenue for them. They literally already made that back since the ruling was made and they haven’t even cut a check yet. Cool, I’m sure that’ll totally change things.
Not even a full day. That’s like fining a person who works at McDonald’s like $75
Punchy & Cynical: "Fines aren’t punishments at that scale—they’re just the cost of doing business. When a penalty is wiped out in less than a single day’s revenue, it’s not a deterrent, it’s just a line item on an expense report.
Revoke their corporate charter for half a year so they can’t do business in the country. That’ll make em sit up in their seats.