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Many of those apps are subject to the same licensing deals as music, movies, etc. For instance, if you're working on a licensed game, you have territory issues
by drewcrawford 17y ago
Many of those apps are subject to the same licensing deals as music, movies, etc. For instance, if you're working on a licensed game, you have territory issues.
Furthermore, prices are set per-region.
Furthermore, sales tax etc. works differently in different countries. It's easy enough to flip a switch and sell the apps, but it does take time to get the legal infrastructure in place that actually enables you to do it.
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- drewcrawford 17y agoSales tax != income tax While there is an interesting technicality in the "Rest of the world" region where the tax codes are somewhat ambiguous (some of those governments mostly run on bribes anyway), in all civilized countries Apple pays sales tax.