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Title: Elon Musk: Apple App Store fees 'de facto global tax on the internet'
Post by: HCK on August 01, 2021, 04:05:24 pm
Elon Musk: Apple App Store fees 'de facto global tax on the internet'

Epic is right.

What you need to know


Elon Musk has weighed in on Apple's App Store.
Musk says its App Store fees are a "de facto global tax on the Internet"
He says that Epic Games is right in its legal action against the company.


Elon Musk has weighed in on Apple's App Store, saying that Apple's App Store fees are a "de facto global tax on the Internet".

Taking to Twitter Musk stated:


  Apple app store fees are a de facto global tax on the Internet. Epic is right.


Apple app store fees are a de facto global tax on the Internet. Epic is right.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2021



Musk neglected to mention that Apple's iOS ecosystem is only one of a number of ways people can access the internet, but didn't expand on his comments.

It seems Musk had Apple on the brain, making the comments following a story about his alleged attempt to become Apple CEO breaking shortly prior. From our previous report:


  An outrageous new book from WSJ's Tim Higgins reportedly claims tha...

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