Actually most big business move something offshore to avoid taxes. Commodore was smart in the fact that they bought and sold all their product through their offshore parent company (who would make the lion's share of the profits) and then sell the products to their other country companies (IE Commodore USA or Commodore Canada) and operate those companies at a low profit margin to avoid paying much in taxes. I've worked for two companies that operated in a slimilar fashion in the past, we didn't sell drugs or train spys...
