> Why do you think the product has to move through a subsidiary domiciled in the local country? When did that become a requirement? Apple is free to import the

> Why do you think the product has to move through a subsidiary domiciled in the local country? When did that become a requirement? Apple is free to import the products from the US and to then pay import duty, sell it off to local merchants and then to pay american corporate tax on their earnings. Apple did not want to do that.