Posts by Marvin

Quote:Originally Posted by cjcampbell Uh, so Apple was called before a Senate subcommittee for obeying the law? They weren't called in for obeying the law. They were called in for using the law against its intent for the purposes of...

Quote:Originally Posted by digitalclips As an Apple retailer my company was given a 33% discount off of retail to resell, a nice healthy margin on which substantial taxes were paid. That was buying directly from Apple. Let us...

Quote:Originally Posted by digitalclips I am specifically asking about the specific statement by Crowley that Apple sells products directly purchased in China through its Irish holding company, at zero mark up to all its European...

Quote:Originally Posted by digitalclips I am ready to accept any scenario based on proof. Do you have access to a link for the Apple UK financials showing almost no tax on sales due to purchasing from Ireland at almost retail...

Quote:Originally Posted by digitalclips It seems, like Levin and McCain you totally ignore the repeated testimony by Apple that the sales occur in the various countries in Europe where the appropriate taxes are paid on those...

Quote:Originally Posted by ascii It will be interesting to see how it's graphics power compares to the iPad. The next iPad should be roughly level with the current-gen consoles. They should be able to port GTA 4 over to it and...

Quote:Originally Posted by dasanman69 Actually Sony first tried it. Used games couldn't be played online unless the user had a new activation code that had to be purchased. I don't mind the move to preventing used games - this has...

Quote:Originally Posted by jouster Is that thing a joke? It has a stylus... How'd that work out for Fossil? Anyway, they've made nothing except a render. Here's a production Android watch, even with portrait support: Even...

Quote:Originally Posted by bobborries  Yeah, it definitely looks like a VCR. Here's one for comparison: That VCR looks a little nicer IMO. They mentioned that in the video on the Verge...

Quote:Originally Posted by Crowley An effective tax rate of less than 5% for outside the US is pretty sickening. It was even worked out at less than 2% tax earlier last...