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Re:'Reading crisis' prompts Denmark to end 25% tax on books by rsynnott on Thursday August 21, 2025 @08:31AM (#44971953)
This is supposedly why the Playstation 2 came with a BASIC interpreter in Europe; they were attempting to have it classified as a computer (no import duties) rather than a games console (duties, at the time). I _think_ part of the motivation for Linux on the PS3 may have been something similar.
Re:'Reading crisis' prompts Denmark to end 25% tax on books by lostmsu on Thursday August 21, 2025 @01:39PM (#44975721)
This is actually brilliant. If worded carefully, we could disincentivize closed gardens by adjusting VAT.