[nzlug] 'MS Tax' versus Commerce Commission

[Simon]

On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 22:06 +1200, Mark Foster wrote:
> >> - A MP3 player without ear-buds? (aka The ear-bud Tax)

> Considering the cost of the crappy ear buds in the great scheme of things 
> (naff all compared to the unit itself) and the fact theres no vendor 
> lock-in (very easy to retrofit better ones) - and the likely stink from 
> people who 'buy their new player and want to hear it NOW and dont want to 
> have to go spend more money on earphones' I dunno, nice anology but not 
> quite the same when you consider the dollars involved in a potential 
> OS-tax.

Likewise, if we could be sure that the software part is only costing $20
or so we wouldn't have such an issue with it would we?