humbug1873

Yes stop parts-pairing. It's time to increase the black market value of Apple hardware. Finally you get more money when you sell a stolen device in parts. Criminals will love it and maybe it will help AAPLs sales figures (if more devices get stolen).

Apple Arcade - the retirement home for old games.

So no printing, no use of USB hubs in Monitors, no Java ... haven't heard of a MacOS Update that broken since 10.0. 

So Apple finally managed to remove the 'thin' hard to manufacture shape (that kind of was a reason for the higher price) to a cheap to manufacture (but still expensive) box shape in the name of the holy dollar. 
You've probably all seen what happened to Boeing after they changed their priorities to 'shareholder value' instead of 'making great products' ... that's Apple's future.

bloggerblog said:

A Vision Pro could be your personal computer, just like bringing in a laptop or an iPad. Is this only for residents of Germany, are tourists exempt?

True and if push comes to shove you need to proof, that you bought your laptop in the EU. That can well be done after they 'caught' you (i.e. you went to the green lane and they randomly picked you for a control). Same goes for any valuables (Jewelery, Expensive Cameras, etc). In that case you have to provide proof in within a few weeks.

Since the Vision Pro is not available outside the US, it's essentially a clear case. You'll have to pay the taxes (19% in Germany if you declare it ... if you didn't it's twice that for punishment).

On the plus side: The honest importer will most likely financially not be worse off, than waiting to buy the product in the EU for final EU pricing (likely to be around 4800EUR). Even if he payed sales taxes in the US. Because the Apple EU prices are usually even way higher than US Price + EU Sales tax. Just did a little check on an iPad Pro you end up paying US Price + 19% Germany Sales Tax (EU sales taxes can be as high as 24%) + 17% on top because Apple can.