Tech Hangout #4: Fanboys vs. the ‘Apple Tax’
Introduction
- Ben Roethig
- Patrice Brend’amour
- Steve ‘Kinetic’ Roberts
- Shawn ‘Doc’ Boyd
- Ricardo Garza
- Melissa Davis
“Fanboyism”
What is a fanboy? Why do tech people care so much about it? And is it a good or bad thing?
Apple “Tax”
Does it really exist? If so, what is it?
Online shopping and payment platforms
Squarespace Commerce, Paypal, Amazon and creating your own e-commerce website. Why brick-and-mortar stores are a thing of the past.
Taxes in general
Introduction of sales tax for online retailers:
http://www.zdnet.com/u-s-senate-passes-bill-to-collect-internet-sales-tax-7000015002/
Sales tax in different states.