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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Bruno Ferreira

MacBook Neo costs more in Portugal due to copyright levy for piracy compensation taxes — storage costs extra in multiple countries, thanks to draconian laws that pre-punish buyers

MacBook Air (13-inch, M5).

Portugal and its 11 million people are a tiny market by most standards, so it's not often that the country comes up in tech news. There are some exceptions, though, like when tech enthusiast @levelsio noticed a line item in an order for a MacBook Neo, displaying a "copyright fee" of 2.05€ that adds to the final cost. As the token Portuguese at TH, my reaction to their reaction is "oh, my sweet summer child."

(Image credit: X user @levelsio)
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