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Oh but you do get policing...

Look at how many different APIs you get as a developer on iOS.

Feels more like a sales tax (VAT) though, which is the same for everyone.

Exactly, not even a progressive tax!

dont give Apple any ideas!

On the other side Apple gets money, so they can make *whole* world better, not just your country.

Think about how many lives were improved just by M* CPUs or Siri

/s

> Think about how many lives were improved just by M* CPUs or Siri

But these were paid for by the hardware purchase.