Indonesia bans sale and use of iPhone 16 series

28 October 2024
The ban is a direct result of Apple's unmet investment commitments in the country.

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potato4k, 28 Oct 2024So many readers here are not even well informed. Firstly, ... moreApple chooses where the iPhones are made, not the contract company that they hire.. Foxconn is definitely not the only iPhone assembly manufacture, single source manufacturing is way too dangerous for a company that large. Foxconn, Pegatron, Compal Electronics, and Wistron are all different companies that assemble iPhones at different locations all around the world as to not have a single source like with the Tata iPhone plant that just caught fire a month ago halting the iPhone 16 being built there. Indonesia makes no sense for them to be assembled there for such a small amount of iPhone sales, just pay the rest of the import fee and move on.

    potato4k, 28 Oct 2024The factory thing is dumb, as Apple doesn't even make ... moresame as xiaomi, they outsource it satnusapersada in indonesia. there ia no excuse

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      Anonymous, 28 Oct 2024why you disagree with you own gov over an iphone ? ... that... morei don't he even know the regulation in Indonesia about this thing, and i bet he not even an Indonesian

        Apple don't got ten dollahs ....$10......(yes, I know it's 10 mil)....Apple don't TEN DOLLAHS

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          Whatevs, 28 Oct 2024I wonder if Samsung, Xiaomi, and other manufactures met tha... moreXiaomi have factory in city called Batam which it's near Singapore, from what i know Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Infix or mostly big brand of android already have factory in Indonesia and they follow all the Indonesia gov rules, only Apple is not, that's why mostly Iphone unit from Indonesia distributor have a lot of problem start from screen, since they can easily change parts before sell it to customers

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            potato4k, 28 Oct 2024Apple saved money in the end. The rich Indonesians would ju... morethen they need to pay tax to use it in Indonesia, with out paying tax that mean your 3k USD iphone is useless same like cheap phone that use wifi to able to function, 1 iphone 16 is mostly cost around 20% of the price of the official price, they don't even care even you bought it second handed one, they will charge the new price, since this is a new phone, they will not believe in you if you said you bought the second handed one

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              Koishi Komeiji, 28 Oct 2024There are 80% Indonesian people bought latest iPhone from S... morewhy you disagree with you own gov over an iphone ? ... that quite idiot i think ...

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                MasEnha, 28 Oct 2024I'm Indonesian and knows very well it's all about... moreyes, but china build factory in indonesia, apple did not, apple didnt even had official retailer nor official service center in indonesia , as per article above said, if you want to do business in indonesia (or other country) there are certain rules have to be met, one of them is TKDN (in indonesia), respect it or dont do business in indonesia, really that simple...

                  Anonymous, 28 Oct 2024Good govt to control the company & its products to meet... moreHow ? Customers are going to suffer and make a loss. They bought something but now can't use it.

                    Koishi Komeiji, 28 Oct 2024There are 80% Indonesian people bought latest iPhone from S... moreThe factory thing is dumb, as Apple doesn't even make their own iphones. Apple outsourced it to Foxconn.

                      I'm Indonesian and knows very well it's all about money and did not give any local protection. As Everybody said, it's all BS to have 40% local components while every parts manufactured in China.

                        Rbx, 28 Oct 2024If I'm not mistaken all the Xiaomi meant for ASEAN zon... moreyou made this same comment 2 hours ago lmao

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                          jiyen235, 28 Oct 2024I think Xiaomi's main factory's either in China o... moreIf I'm not mistaken all the Xiaomi meant for ASEAN zone and Europe are manufactured in India and Vietnam only the packaging color of the Indian variant (full red for Redmi 13 Pro+) differentiate it from others but they are all identical specs wise except bands aggregation between ASEAN versions and European/Global variants.

                            potato4k, 28 Oct 2024Apple saved money in the end. The rich Indonesians would ju... moreThere are 80% Indonesian people bought latest iPhone from Singapore. the reason why, due to distributor or official resellers are expensive than buying iPhone from other country (even they have to pay more tax for imported iPhone which is bs)

                            So, the government really wants Apple to build factory as more advantages to local employees. But, i disagree with the government's hope because of controversial about political things.

                            Hope they should gave a good chance for Apple after deal issue was solved.

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                              iFold is coming.....lol

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                                potato4k, 28 Oct 2024So many readers here are not even well informed. Firstly, ... moreActually, Apple's target is not on the spending power of the people but the minor few as well as its dumb but rich 'neighbour'.

                                In fact, this daring move is a good move by their govt against 'superpower' companies like Apple. But the main thing is Apple still commands a large consumer base as they specifically targeted non-smart users (thus the iPhone 16 series exists.....with just a camera button difference) as u can still see ppl still flocking to buy them, no matter how much intellect they have.

                                Let's hope more steps up like the Indonesian Govt did here.

                                  Aierlan, 28 Oct 2024Are you sure Xiaomi has factories in Indonesia. They don�... moreThe factories is mostly for assemblement. The parts is still made in China

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                                    Another comedy for me to read 🍿🍿
                                    I feel like watching Charlie Chaplin movie here 🥸

                                      Koishi Komeiji, 28 Oct 2024big W for government because they also gave alot of high ta... moreApple saved money in the end. The rich Indonesians would just buy their iPhones from Singapore or Malaysia. The end.

                                      Why do you think Apple set up like three Apple stores in the tiny island Singapore?

                                        So many readers here are not even well informed.
                                        Firstly, Apple doesn't have an iPhone factory. The one that's making Apple iPhones is Foxconn. So moaning and whining for Apple to build a factory is useless, because Apple doesn't make their own iPhones. That question should be asked to Foxconn.

                                        Meanwhile, Samsung, Oppo, et al do have factories of their own. As such they simply comply by having a factory in the country.

                                        It's the same story with India. India has similar regulatory hurdles in a form of import tariffs, to encourage companies to build factories locally. In India's case, Foxconn does have a factory there, so Apple could simply come in with their official presence as a store. This is also because Apple sees India's potential.

                                        As for Indonesia, Apple doesn't care about the country. Despite the massive population, their actual buying power of the general population is very weak, and it's going weaker YoY. Add on the constantly changing regulations and top to bottom corruption. Besides, Apple can easily service their rich Indonesian fans through Apple stores in Singapore and Malaysia. Apple's target market are affluent enough to easily fly there to get their Apple fix.

                                        Is Apple being cheap? Well, they didn't become trillion dollar company by being nice. Apple knows what it's doing.

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