5. What concerns will arise as Ellen expands the scope ofproduct sales internationally in a few years? In yourresponse to about 300 words, include specific discussionof laws, ethics, privacy, culture, taxes, and customstariffs.
online services to receive parent permission for children under 16
in Europe.[Sco16]
While hopefully not an issue on a site like Ellen’s, it is necessary
to remain cognizant of current legislation and litigation in Europe.
Germany recently ruled against deeming social media websites
responsible for propagating false information, if they are not
encouraging its dissemination. Even though the ruling was not in
the proposal’s favor, it is important to be aware of similar cases in
all areas Ellen conducts business (or proposed locations).
In 2003, Amazon made a deal with Luxemburg to cap the taxes
they paid on their European profits. Amazon agreed to maintain
company offices in the country for the tax-haven benefits.
Amazon is not alone, and new legislation is restricting the tax
benefits countries can offer companies.[Mar14]
Chapter Eight
Question: What is the relationship between UNIX and
Linux? Why should non-IT managers acquaint themselves
with the two platforms?
Unix does not have as much notoriety as Linux, even for an IT
major who had to look up Unix to answer this question. While they
have different names, the most notable difference is that Unix is
closed source and Linux is open source. Other closed source
software includes Microsoft’s Windows and Macintosh’s OS X. The
biggest difference between open and closed source is that closed
source does not publish their source code for others to view or
manipulate.[The]
Linux does the opposite. Many distributions (or distros) of the
operating system exist. A distro is similar to a “variety” of Linux,
the most popular being Ubuntu. While Linux is not my operating
