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0 pointsdjcapelis15y ago0 comments

> Apple didn't have the problem at all

You sure about that? Just because Apple took care of it doesn't mean it didn't take a lot of work.

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The secret is that Apple did all the groundwork years in advance, as part of rolling out the Apple Stores, the iTunes Music Store, et cetera.

hboon15y ago

But in many countries, such as Singapore, iTunes stores (music, movies, etc) wasn't available. They still aren't available, but the app store is, once they rolled out iPhones worldwide in a matter of months.

nonane15y ago

Doesn't Google already have a way to remit money to adsense partners across the world?

mechanical_fish15y ago

Presumably. But AdSense is a rather different business.

Consider: I don't think advertising is subject to sales tax. Here's New York State on the subject:

http://nystax.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nystax.cfg/php/enduser/st...

When you go into a product business you may have a different set of legal issues to consider. It's also B2C rather than B2B, which changes the sort of customer service you need and (I'm guessing) dramatically increases your vulnerability to things like chargebacks and stolen credit cards.

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mechanical_fish15y ago

The secret is that Apple did all the groundwork years in advance, as part of rolling out the Apple Stores, the iTunes Music Store, et cetera.

hboon15y ago

nonane15y ago

Doesn't Google already have a way to remit money to adsense partners across the world?

mechanical_fish15y ago

Presumably. But AdSense is a rather different business.

Consider: I don't think advertising is subject to sales tax. Here's New York State on the subject:

http://nystax.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nystax.cfg/php/enduser/st...

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