If you have a product that cost 500 with a markup of 50, but tariffs are pushing it to 750, it could easily be worth spending 50 to reduce tariffs to 650 and sell it at 700. You make just as much profit on each unit and you reduce the per unit cost which likely means more sales.

Ahh so software can cross borders for free. Then presumably they can just rent a shed somewhere to write data to what ever storage media they use these days.

Well does it cost them more or less than the tariff. That is pretty much the only question, its not that much work if it results in a lot of savings.

You have always been able to smuggle goods across borders. It’s also always been illegal if you get caught.

People still do it, typically fags and booze as they have high taxes on them.

I would say it’s more that some studios are spending even more to make them, games don’t have to cost more to make as you can now make a lot more with a smaller team than you could 20 years ago.

Would tariffs apply to the games as well?

Couldn’t they move it to another country first to reduce it a bit?

Is there an aspect of privacy through throwing loads of bullshit data though? Instead of blocking the tracking you flood it with crap

At this point I think it’s better to poison the well.

Don’t care. At this point I will take being actively malicious toward them.

I am British, most people don’t need to even think about taxes here as its all automatic. Only really something you might need to look at if you are self employed or its your job to deal with it.

I would probably take a picture of it, but if for some reason I absolutely needed to print a copy (which I haven’t in over a decade) I would just go to the library to print it.

What is the point of that?

Can you not go from the toilet to the sink without your phone?

You guys have to print out tax forms?

I filter to the front on my leg powered bike, most traffic light setups here have a region for bikes at the front of the cars.

Propane cylinder. Mutually assured destruction.

Why would I get a laser printer? I don’t want a printer.

Yeah, wouldn’t want to get bacteria on your hands a few seconds before washing your hands.

The more I hear from big tech companies the more I want to reject it. I don’t even own a printer.