Re:MS model? (Score 1)

I did think about it. Do software publishers pay tax? Do you have evidence one way or another?

'cause I couldn't find any.

On Microsoft's Investor Relations Page, They have their Yearly Income statements in Excel format: http://www.microsoft.com/msft/download/Yearly%20Income%20Statements.xls

The line you're looking for is "Provision for Income Taxes," and it looks like MS paid $6B in income taxes (that would be worldwide) last year.