Hilarious how this is more than my tax rate. My tax rate gets education, healthc...

steve1977 · 2026-01-29T08:51:24 1769676684

Oh but you do get policing...

charcircuit · 2026-01-29T10:59:54 1769684394

Look at how many different APIs you get as a developer on iOS.

alibarber · 2026-01-29T09:02:03 1769677323

Feels more like a sales tax (VAT) though, which is the same for everyone.

oneeyedpigeon · 2026-01-29T09:17:40 1769678260

Exactly, not even a progressive tax!

PunchyHamster · 2026-01-29T10:37:17 1769683037

dont give Apple any ideas!

high_na_euv · 2026-01-29T08:38:51 1769675931

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

lostlogin · 2026-01-29T08:42:55 1769676175

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

But these were paid for by the hardware purchase.