Apple tax English

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What does Apple tax mean?

Apple tax noun

— (slang) the price premium paid by Macintosh users over that of a Wintel PC of comparable power and features

— (slang) by extension, the price premium paid by consumers of Apple consumer products over comparable devices from competitors

— (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