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Re:Amazon to collect sales tax nationwide starting April 1st by chrsstrm on Saturday March 25, 2017 @01:05AM (#13954203)
>I'm always suspicious of things happening on April 1st.

It's not like that is the first day of a new fiscal quarter...

And for those who remember that far back, Gmail was launched on the 1st of April.

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Re:Amazon to collect sales tax nationwide starting April 1st by bubblesocks on Monday March 27, 2017 @03:40PM (#13970995)
A lot of fake news is propagated on April 1st each year, particularly in the tech industry, so there is justifiable reason to view April 1st announcements with a bit of skepticism.
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Re:Amazon to collect sales tax nationwide starting April 1st by donarb on Saturday March 25, 2017 @01:45AM (#13954279)
Apple was started on April 1, 1976.
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