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Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by 908B64B197 on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:33PM (#35429984)
> Add the 19 or 21% of VAT that is typical for EU countries and it's almost the same.

These taxes seem punitive. For essential goods such as computers, that seems way too high.

Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by danieldk on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @03:18AM (#35436219)
Seems completely fair to me? A good computer lasts many years, the cost (outside Macs) has gone down a lot and you can get a second hand computer at very low prices. Also a lot of other tech-related costs are much lower here than compared to e.g. the US, like much more affordable broadband internet.