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When you say "a subscription for iBooks? apple would never be able to have enough leverage to negotiate that with the publishers. apple's business for iBooks is peanuts compared to Amazon", it shows that you think it can't happen. But just look at the music industry. It costs Spotify around a billion dollars just to buy the licensing to get the music content.

i said it won't happen with Apple first - and that's the 3rd time i've said it and the 3rd time you've misunderstood it

shall i say it a 4th? how many times does one have to repeat something for you to understand?
 
i said it won't happen with Apple first - and that's the 3rd time i've said it and the 3rd time you've misunderstood it

shall i say it a 4th? how many times does one have to repeat something for you to understand?
Why can't it happen with Apple first? Apple has more money on hand than any other company
 
Why can't it happen with Apple first? Apple has more money on hand than any other company

cash stuck in foreign bank accounts doesn't give you any leverage against content providers

customer #'s do...something that Apple has a small fraction of the market compared with Amazon

it's all about the numbers kid
 
cash stuck in foreign bank accounts doesn't give you any leverage against content providers

customer #'s do...something that Apple has a small fraction of the market compared with Amazon

it's all about the numbers kid

Cash flowing from the foreign bank to the content providers could start something! haha
 
.... after taxes they still have more than anyone else. Everyone gets taxed.

i'm talking about the repatriation 50% tax.

apple should be exempt, along with all other corporations with foreign bank accounts, if they agree to repatriate the money to directly build manufacturing facilities and create jobs.
 
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