After iPhones, Indonesia also bans sales of Google Pixel phones
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It seems like every country now wants a local factory in their backyard, otherwise no buy 🙃 or ban
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rizki1, 7 hours agoMotorola has been out in Indonesia since 2018... not becaus... moreThe reason is more or less the same.
Motorola, Sony, OnePlus etc. just don't have enough user base in Indonesia to justify foreign investment for obeying the regulations. Hence, they left.
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Anonymous, 7 hours agoMore choice = better benefit for user Less choice = everyt... moreWhat do you mean? More choices are better, where did I say no?
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Mulyono, 7 hours ago "It's really show that Indonesian policy maker d... moreYou two both wrong. It's all about campaign. When the incumbent say "I want the foreigner pay, foreigner can't rob us. Why we give money to foreigner but we got nothing." He will got plenty of vote. So, this is not about economic. It's about voting number.
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Anonymous, 7 hours ago"As Indonesian who like tech I also have mixed feeling... more "It's really show that Indonesian policy maker didn't understand it"
Well, for that one, I agree lol
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Malysia received a lot amount of money from chinese companies ... It's obvious from space !
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rizki1, 7 hours agoMotorola has been out in Indonesia since 2018... not becaus... moreMore choice = better benefit for user
Less choice = everything become more expensive
You're delusional way of thinking showing a backward mind
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Eyaddy, 7 hours agoHuh Indonesia has banned the sales of apple then google, wh... moreMotorola has been out in Indonesia since 2018... not because Indonesia banned them.
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Eyaddy, 7 hours agoHuh Indonesia has banned the sales of apple then google, wh... moreAny company that can't secure top 10 already left, because the cost is too high
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potato4k, 8 hours agoMoto already exited your country. OnePlus cancelled their entry. many have already left indeed, but they are getting more competitive in terms of specs as we see here in GSMArena so that's why they can try again..
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Huh Indonesia has banned the sales of apple then google, who is next? Motorola?
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Mulyono, 8 hours agoActually the ban is for sales.
If you have it, you can use... more"As Indonesian who like tech I also have mixed feeling about the regulation, but it's not stupid."
I know many Indonesian didn't understand economy very well. Why this is good or bad. You can search youtube Prof. Richard Wolff and Jeffrey Sach talk about protectionism, and why it's bad. It's really show that Indonesian policy maker didn't understand it, and cover it up with "information act law", that anyone speak ill of their policy will be jailed.... an authoritarian moves.
*In short, protectionism create inflation, so, they "protecting" labor, "creating 1000" job, but 300 million indonesian pay extra money.
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I think it's horrible that Indonesians can't be #TeamPixel but at least they can buy Sharp devices. Sharp is like the Indonesian Pixel. However I think it's hilarious that the Indonesian government bans iPhones and Pixels considering that politicians earn a salary of around 6 figures a year. I bet Indonesian politicians use 16 Pro Max or 9 Pro XL.
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potato4k, 8 hours agoThe stupid part is that Google never actually sold Pixel of... morePreviously, you still can buy Pixel from third parties. The sales is technically not banned.
But now, regulation become tighter. The sales inside the country is prohibited.
If you really desperate, the only way is to buy from another country and pay import tax.
Oh, and it's strictly for personal use and the amount of device you can bring is limited.
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potato4k, 8 hours agoThe stupid part is that Google never actually sold Pixel of... moreHahaha
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Mulyono, 8 hours agoActually the ban is for sales. If you have it, you can use... moreThe stupid part is that Google never actually sold Pixel officially in your country.
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rizki1, 10 hours agoI understand now why Vivo Oppo Xiaomi started selling flags... moreMoto already exited your country. OnePlus cancelled their entry.
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dcdev, 8 hours ago+1 country with stupid law that decides what citizens can&#... moreActually the ban is for sales.
If you have it, you can use it. You just can't buy it OFFICIALLY in the country.
You can import.
You can buy it directly in another country.
But when come back, need to pay import tax and tariff (which is quite high).
As Indonesian who like tech I also have mixed feeling about the regulation, but it's not stupid.
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Hemedans, 8 hours agoHow is it stupid? So it's fine for those companies to ... moreDude, Google never sold the Pixel in Indonesia to begin with. It's hilarious.