Indonesia won’t lift iPhone 16 ban unless Apple starts manufacturing iPhone components locally
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- Anonymous
- gXJ
- 08 Jan 2025
Regulators and governments always find something to complain about.
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- kek
- KsU
- 08 Jan 2025
I'm pretty sure Indonesia has more to lose from this law in the long term. Apple should just leave tbh.
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- aquaNeon
- Kxc
- 08 Jan 2025
Anonymous, 08 Jan 2025So all the other brands, Xiaomi, Samsung, Motorola, Oppo an... moreXiaomi alone has invested a total of 1.67 billion USD in Indonesia in 23-24. Highest investor of any competitor to date.
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- Anonymous
- 60J
- 08 Jan 2025
Sounds indeed like my gov, greedy and only thinking about themself.
I am from Indonesia btw
- Hills od
- XBF
- 08 Jan 2025
This is beautiful ❤️ 🤩
Govt., Politics is dirty but i love standing on your words. Manufacture locally or nothing.
Some African countries like Nigeria with crooked leaders would have pocketed the money.
PS. I'm Nigerian so F you in advance if you think you coming after me!
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- Pesugihan Pro Max
- txF
- 08 Jan 2025
Darth Caesium, 08 Jan 2025Massive Indonesia L
Even as someone who dislikes Apple a... moreApple never have good intention to make official proper Apple Store in Indonesia, thus avoiding tax and only premade base config from reseller with skyrocket price, bad for consumer. This is applicable not only for iPhone but also entire Apple product stack. No BTO / custom config possible.
OTOH, on the Indonesia gov side...with countless record of bribery and corruption, I don't hope so much lol. The best mean for getting Apple device without middleman is probably going vacation to Singapore and purchase at the Jewel Apple Store.
Indonesian gov and Apple, name the duo of mutually destructive affair.
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- Darth Caesium
- dUQ
- 08 Jan 2025
Massive Indonesia L
Even as someone who dislikes Apple and what they stand for, the Indonesian government is so greedy and deluded that they're potentially going to drive away $1 billion worth of investment just to get the last extra mile. Shame on you, the Indonesian government.
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- Anonymous
- KLR
- 08 Jan 2025
Anonymous, 08 Jan 2025So all the other brands, Xiaomi, Samsung, Motorola, Oppo an... moreall samsung phone is assembled in indonesia factory, as well as few apps for samsung indonesia consumer only, such as samsung gift, s-lime
xiaomi have partnering assembling company in batam,
oppo have factory in tangerang since 2022, and based news i read vivo also have factory in tangerang since 2016
motorola almost unheard in here
you see most smartphone marketed in indonesia legally & not imported have factory albeit its just "assembling factory"
it wont be hard for apple to open similar one in here
but i am guessing, the sales for apple products in indonesia probably not high enough to interest apple, as indonesian market shares is in low-mid, while people that have money probably just import the phones or just go oversea and buy directly
beside, other than iphones, other apple products such as macbook etc. still allowed
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- xfrqnx
- tDP
- 08 Jan 2025
Anonymous, 08 Jan 2025So all the other brands, Xiaomi, Samsung, Motorola, Oppo an... moreyes, all of them
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- Anonymous
- Fek
- 08 Jan 2025
So all the other brands, Xiaomi, Samsung, Motorola, Oppo and all others do produce their devices in Indonesia then?
Serious question btw
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- xPandamon
- JHj
- 08 Jan 2025
Good on them for actually keeping the pressure up. Apple did not keep their initial promise, now they need to genuinely do something to make up for it
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- Anonymous
- vaQ
- 08 Jan 2025
Who cares.
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 08 Jan 2025
Indonesia wants Apple ro force suppliers to have factories there? 🤣🤣🤣
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- Anonymous
- 3SL
- 08 Jan 2025
Smuggling seems really lucrative right now
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- Anonymous
- Lba
- 08 Jan 2025
Based.