Does Netflix even have a physical presence in Chicago? How would the city be able to compel Netflix to pay otherwise? I'm thinking about how I paid no sales tax for Amazon purchases until Amazon opened a warehouse in my state.
They could have or want to have servers in Chicago. They need to cache content close to users, so the probably have hardware like OpenConnect [1] all over creation.
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Does Netflix even have a physical presence in Chicago? How would the city be able to compel Netflix to pay otherwise? I'm thinking about how I paid no sales tax for Amazon purchases until Amazon opened a warehouse in my state.
It's a fantastic way to discourage Internet-based companies from installing a presence in Chicago.
Shhhhh... Don't broadcast your flouting of your state's Use Tax like that!
I said I paid no sales tax. That is accurate and legal. I mentioned nothing about use tax! =)
They could have or want to have servers in Chicago. They need to cache content close to users, so the probably have hardware like OpenConnect [1] all over creation.
[1] http://oc.nflxvideo.net/docs/OpenConnect-Deployment-Guide.pd...
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Netflix has (had?) a DVD processing/mailing center in Carol Stream, a suburb of Chicago.
Amazon is eyeing warehouse/shipping space in Joliet.