They'll likely go through the same thing that Amazon went through.Market cap is about $2.4 trillion.
Tax bill = $29 billion
So about 1.2% of their overall value....that's not nothing but they can handle it.
Question is whether the government enforces it or just allows M$ to tie it up in court and we all forget about it.
Amazon.com defeats IRS appeal in U.S. tax dispute
Amazon.com Inc on Friday defeated an appeal by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in what the online retailer has called a $1.5 billion dispute over its tax treatment of transactions with a Luxembourg subsidiary.
www.reuters.com