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henryblackman said:

That's not the whole story, the new tax regime taxes overseas profits as if they were made in the US.  So in other words, it's cheaper to bring it back, which is exactly what it's intended to do.

Actually, the new tax bill does impose a substantially higher penalty for huge funds that American companies have parked overseas. Obviously, it's high enough now that the initial 21% hit will be cheaper in the long run. 

rogifan_new said:

zroger73 said:

For Apple's sake, they better have a significantly superior product to overcome the popularity Amazon's Echo has gained.

The echo is cheap. I’m sure a lot of purchases are people just trying it out because the cost of entry is low. But is this the next big thing or is it another cheap fitness tracker that gets shoved in a drawer after a few months?

Sounds like someone is butthurt over the fact that Apple completely missed this market and no chance of ever catching up. 

eskaric said:

Echo is discounted on Amazon already. Dot by 40% and 2nd generation by 20%. If it was selling so well, why would they discount it around the holidays. Something doesn't add up.

Actually, they are the prices that Amazon wants to sell them at. The initial prices are to catch folks who will pay to be first.

Sounds more like a chip supplier delay rather than a Apple shipping problem.

boltsfan17 said:

I don't understand why these classics aren't being released on the ATV. I would love to play this again. 

I totally agree. Seems silly to me too. People would definitely pay for that.