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Re:WordPressiOS Locked by App Store by nicky0 on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:59PM (#24241430)
Put that way it's really a 42% Apple tax.
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Re:WordPressiOS Locked by App Store by anticensor on Saturday August 22, 2020 @02:48AM (#24242236)
It is an Apple App Store VAT actually. Way higher than VAT rates around the world (the world average is ~20%).

VAT: value-added tax

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Re:WordPressiOS Locked by App Store by SahAssar on Saturday August 22, 2020 @05:30AM (#24242925)
That makes it sound like you're not already paying VAT.
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Re:WordPressiOS Locked by App Store by anticensor on Saturday August 22, 2020 @06:28AM (#24243155)
That is the point, though. They make you pay VAT twice: once to the state, once to them.
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