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Quote: Originally Posted by lamewing No, it's isn't fair. Everybody (including corporations) should pay the same flat tax. And yes, these corps should pay the same amount when they bring the money back to the States even if they paid local taxes …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cpsro What has the U.S. ever done for Apple? Hmm, provided a stable market place for it to sell its products, provide an adequate legal structure and rule of law and allowed it to enforce its contracts, provide a fa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ihxo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_...he_arrangement I don't see Apple creating a company in Bermuda to license their technology to an Irish Apple subsidiary... For a company that's essentially a result of …
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Quote: Originally Posted by hill60 Google pays 2.4% tax on money (88% of foreign earnings) they transfer from Ireland to Bermuda via The Netherlands. Legal yes, evil ??? You're not evil for claiming all available tax deductions to you, nei…
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Quote: Originally Posted by eehd Well, the truth of the matter is that we are all paying approximately the same percent that you are, when you include federal, state, local, property, sales tax, etc. The question is who is more likely to afford i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by BertP I would say that Apple is throwing its weight around, using that money as a bargaining chip. So, maybe the legislative lobbying effort will be successful with some economic benefits to some people, but it is sti…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lightknight Burn it would be good for the economy, since the less money still flowing, the stronger the Treasure Yeah, but the incremental effect of burning a few billion dollars would be outweighed by the negative…
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Quote: Originally Posted by BertP The above is the kicker. These corporations are claiming a 'social good' while keeping their options open. I wouldn't buy into that. Would it matter if anything they did (save for burn it) would be better f…
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Quote: Originally Posted by W1ll1am These corporations aren't trying to bring this money home for our benefit or to be nice to America. They obviously need it here for their benefit. Keep your damn money oversees like you do with your manufacturi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ihxo at least Apple's not sending all the money to tax haven... like Google. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...1043146825.htm 5% is still way more than 2.4% Google's paying. This is why I like Obama's ide…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lamewing Typical Corporate Greed.. Corporations feel the deserve special treatment. My wife and I pay about 26% of our income to taxes. How is it that these corporations feel they deserve to avoid paying the same in ta…
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Quote: Originally Posted by charlituna Are you an app developer by chance. I'm thinking not. When you sign up you agree right then that Apple gets that 30%. if you don't like that don't hit 'agree'. If anything some of these boys may have agr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by charlituna Not at all. They will make the change and probably pretty quick. Kindle is a loss leader product for Amazon. They have thousands of folks with accounts set up that are just as likely to keep going back to th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Makers of software already on the App Store that does not comply with newly enforced in-app subscription rules, such as the Amazon Kindle e-reader, have until June 30 to comply with the rules, or they coul…
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Lets all look at it this way: This will kill Kindle, Skype, Audible, a bunch of other premium services that we bought our iPads and iPhones for. Any online service that sells services outside the AppStore must now allow iOS users to buy those …
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Quote: Originally Posted by pinksteady What benefit will that bring? My 11"MBA is blindingly fast. If I was to think "what could I improve", speed would most definitely NOT be on the list. Plus, you realise this is just a rumour right? And whe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Robin Huber Where are the Android lines? Never have been, never will be. Generic commodity phones don't generate the excitement and publicity of an Apple launch. Sorry Droid chauvinists. Thats because an android pho…
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Quote: Originally Posted by msuberly At what point can a new product be successful even if there is not a line around the block? Is it a failure when Dial comes out with a new soap fragerance or Johnson & Johnson comes out with a new flavor …
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Kindle does not allow the sale of iBooks on the Kindle, nor does it allow you to read iBooks on Kindle. Apple is simply returning the favor. Unfortunately for those of us who installed the Kindle app and bought books to read on the iPad, it looks…
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Although it seems restrictive, I don't see the strict enforcement of these rules as hindering the proliferation of iOS devices that much. I do see however, that apps providing for in app purchases (or access to services purchased outside of the iOS …