tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post2426193367541275115..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: An apple a day ... will keep the profits away?Sriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-38589901300865424452015-09-12T07:12:08.572-07:002015-09-12T07:12:08.572-07:00See ... it all depends on how we define anything ;...See ... it all depends on how we define anything ;)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-82481368312357520062015-09-12T03:20:07.572-07:002015-09-12T03:20:07.572-07:00Yeah its all about definitions. I have to say I co...Yeah its all about definitions. I have to say I completely disagree with your definition (and Bob's) of evil.<br /><br />Your problem is about Apple holding cash outside of the US. Of course it will. If you have the stupid tax code that you have (and no other country on earth has this ridiculous concept of taxing global income), then its hardly surprising that any sensible corporation would keep its profit that it earned outside the US, outside. Remember , the profit is earned outside the US and is taxed in the country where it is earned. Please give me one good reason why I should pay a higher price for a product so that I can contribute to the taxes of the US government ?? <br /><br />On Bob's argument, I share his sentiments regarding distaste of Apple's commercial practices. Therefore I do not buy Apple's products too. In fact I hate their pricing policies and the fact that they care two hoots about India and launch their products here one year after it is launched in the US. But that doesn't make Apple evil. If I don't like their business, I can take my wallet elsewhere - that's all there is to it.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-85832227053384071632015-09-10T15:15:08.477-07:002015-09-10T15:15:08.477-07:00Good to see you here after a very, very long time,...Good to see you here after a very, very long time, Bob. I suppose I will see you in the real world next month ...<br />Yes, Apple has built itself a technological empire with tentacles that reach and grab our credit cards in more ways than one ;)<br />I know you are like me--we use only PC laptops because they are considerably less expensive than the Apple versions. Actually, for my personal use it is a Chromebook--remarkably inexpensive. Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-10962389240119982582015-09-10T13:34:10.026-07:002015-09-10T13:34:10.026-07:00I share your view about Apple, from long ago. Mor...I share your view about Apple, from long ago. More recently I bought an iPod (after realizing there was no competition) so I could listen to my CD's at my cabin, after ripping them. I tried to register the iPod with Apple but could not do so without opening an iTunes account and giving a credit card number. I refused, and am proud to say all the music on my iPod has been ripped from my own legal CD's. Apple made it hell to do this from Windows Media Player, but I figured it out.Bob Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861795341742755836noreply@blogger.com