Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has frequently commented on the so-called “Apple Tax,” which is what is referred to as the premium people pay to buy Apple products. On Thursday, at the McGraw-Hill Companies’ 2009 Media Summit 2009 in New York, Ballmer told people just what exactly that premium gets a consumer. NPD noted that Apple retail sales fell 16% in February, with NPD analyst Steve Baker asserting that the higher prices associated with Apple products are hurting sales in these recessionary times. It should