Apple tax
nounEtymology
Referring to American technology company Apple Inc., specifically the high price of its high-end computers (sense 1) and its mobile ecosystem (sense 2).
Definitions
The price paid by people purchasing Apple products, said to be higher than that of…
The price paid by people purchasing Apple products, said to be higher than that of comparable alternatives.
- You'll want to buy what you need and no more, as there is a definite Apple-tax premium here.
- As a Windows guy, I feel like I’m living in a bizarro world, where the 'Apple Tax' actually gets you more ports and better performance than you can find on most comparable Windows machines, not just an alternative OS and cool design.
The commission taken by Apple on purchases on its online services, such as the App Store…
The commission taken by Apple on purchases on its online services, such as the App Store and iTunes.
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- Call this scourge what it plainly is, the Apple tax — the billions of dollars a year that Apple collects from large swaths of the technology industry for the privilege of offering paid apps and in-app purchases to iPhone and iPad users.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA