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<blockquote data-quote="chrisc" data-source="post: 1188606" data-attributes="member: 746"><p>And the top offender is not an audio manufacturer, but Apple.</p><p>Apple employ many tricks to create a market, including</p><p></p><p>Planned obsolescence</p><p>Batteries that cannot be replaced</p><p>Difficult to repair their products</p><p>Create a mystique around Apple products that encourages consumers to have the latest version</p><p>Apple register in Ireland as a tax haven and pay 1% tax, the US Treasury get nothing</p><p>And the Wall Street Journal discovered that Apple's gross profit on an iPhone is US$173.00</p><p>In 2023, 255 million iPhones were sold. That provides an income of $48 Tr.</p><p>No wonder their market cap is approaching $4 Tr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chrisc, post: 1188606, member: 746"] And the top offender is not an audio manufacturer, but Apple. Apple employ many tricks to create a market, including Planned obsolescence Batteries that cannot be replaced Difficult to repair their products Create a mystique around Apple products that encourages consumers to have the latest version Apple register in Ireland as a tax haven and pay 1% tax, the US Treasury get nothing And the Wall Street Journal discovered that Apple's gross profit on an iPhone is US$173.00 In 2023, 255 million iPhones were sold. That provides an income of $48 Tr. No wonder their market cap is approaching $4 Tr [/QUOTE]
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