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by lostlogin 144 days ago
Hilarious how this is more than my tax rate. My tax rate gets education, healthcare, policing, etc etc.
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steve1977 144 days ago
Oh but you do get policing...
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charcircuit 143 days ago
Look at how many different APIs you get as a developer on iOS.
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alibarber 144 days ago
Feels more like a sales tax (VAT) though, which is the same for everyone.
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oneeyedpigeon 144 days ago
Exactly, not even a progressive tax!
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PunchyHamster 143 days ago
dont give Apple any ideas!
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high_na_euv 144 days ago
On the other side Apple gets money, so they can make *whole* world better, not just your country.

Think about how many lives were improved just by M* CPUs or Siri

/s

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lostlogin 144 days ago
> Think about how many lives were improved just by M* CPUs or Siri

But these were paid for by the hardware purchase.

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