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  • noun slang the price premium paid by Macintosh users over that of a Wintel PC of comparable power and features
  • noun slang by extension, the price premium paid by consumers of Apple consumer products over comparable devices from competitors
  • noun slang the large cut of the gross paid to iTunes from every sale on iTunes by content providers, over how much a cut is given at other online retailers

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Apple + tax

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