• nous@programming.dev
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    8 months ago

    Yen also pointed out how such a court decision could help cut inflation in the US, too, “by dropping the price of a significant chunk of digital purchases by 30% overnight”.

    I bet most companies will just take that extra 30% as profit rather than giving it back to their users like proton has.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah, even of the companies don’t pocket the difference, he’s an idiot to suggest that this will cut inflation.

      This guy is just not very smart, I think.

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        I think he’s a salesperson trying to sell the idea that getting rid of the apple tax is good for consumers.