Apple's appearance comes just a day after the same panel branded Apple's complex structure the "Holy Grail of tax avoidance".

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Aero gave the appearance of highly-rendered glass, light sources, reflections, and other graphically complex textures in the title bars, taskbar, and other system surfaces.

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Some doctors, academics and patient advocates blame the lapses on a medical-industrial complex made up of acquiescent regulators, gadget-happy cardiologists and surgeons who rake in consulting and appearance fees from device makers, and pushy device makers themselves.

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