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> That it has been, is in large part down to the ingenuity of a relatively obscure Dutch company - ASML.

I hope they charge Apple 30% for every phone sold.

ASML's revenue has tripled since 2007 - [0]. Stock price increased ten fold. I'm sure they don't complain about how things turn out for them thanks to the proliferation of mobile devices after iPhone.

[0]- https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/ASML/asml-holding/...

> I'm sure they don't complain about how things turn out for them

Apple also shouldn't complain, but still they let the consumer pay twice: once for the phone, and then the tax.

How is the consumer paying twice? I don’t pay a different price for an in-app purchase vs a direct purchase.

Can app developers charge 30% more for subscriptions done through the app store vs those done through their own payment methods?

If not, you're likely paying for it, due to the increased average cost to deliver the service/product.

The tax is not about the phone. It's about the in-app or app-store app purchase. Totally different thing.

Please educate yourself about what things are before making wrong statements like this.

Why should they do that?

I suspect that was a jab at apple's 30% cut on appstore sales.

the correct question is why they shouldn't? apple can and does after all.

That will only make Apple to increase the price 30% for every phone... and transfer that burden to customer.

Apple doesn't like to comprosmise on their profits.

(Saying based on Apple's response to current Govt. Tax system)

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