Apple and Indonesia bury the hatchet, iPhone 16 series will go back on sale
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- Anonymous
- upi
- 26 Feb 2025
Anonymous, 26 Feb 2025Damn, show me the source for your claim?? Ohh wait, TikTok ... moreIt was on every news channel you idiot.
Apple did not comply with UK government and removed e2ee feature from UK iPhones, that's another thing.
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- Anonymous
- SqB
- 26 Feb 2025
Ouifuf, 25 Feb 2025Didn't say there's never any corruption ever, but... moreIf you are from the West, don't forget to take your next corona shot, don't drive a private car, you are causing global warming, and don't eat meat, eat insects.
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- Anonymous
- KiS
- 26 Feb 2025
Damn. Dark Indonesia has truly arrived after all
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- marthen
- Kxb
- 26 Feb 2025
There is missing information from this news that makes it much clearer from a business perspective than a political one. Information from Indonesian news media, the Indonesian government stated that the reason for the ban on the iPhone16 was because there was an unpaid investment debt originating from an investment commitment for the 2020-2023 period.
Currently, in early 2025, the commitment for the 2020-2023 period has just been paid off, meaning that since the 2024 or 2025 period onwards, Apple has not had a commitment according to regulations in Indonesia to meet local content or an alternative substitute for not establishing a factory in Indonesia. It is reasonable that the legality of the iPhone16 released in 2024 is prohibited from being sold in Indonesia, currently it is very late in 2025 to make an alternative commitment except to establish a production plant as has been done by Samsung, Xiaomi, etc. unless Apple negotiates politically which is currently being carried out.
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- Anonymous
- xhp
- 26 Feb 2025
I don't know if it will work. What is clear is that Airtag is not part of the Iphone. Indonesia can make speakers, batteries, and other large components for mobile phones. Why doesn't Apple do what the Chinese phone maker does? Working together and making good deals, as well as paying taxes?
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- RealLifePhones
- 0}B
- 26 Feb 2025
Apple just invested $500 billion in the US.. the $1 B investment is pocket change for them but means a lot to Indonesia. I'm happy for them 👍
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- Anonymous
- YUU
- 26 Feb 2025
Anonymous, 26 Feb 2025Looks like your brain has stopped working. UK is asking bac... moreDamn, show me the source for your claim?? Ohh wait, TikTok is your source of news 🙄🤦🏻♂️
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- potato4k
- XVe
- 26 Feb 2025
astolfo, 25 Feb 2025With how disaggregated Indonesia is (several islands separa... moreTim Cook is not stupid.
Those "investment" would actually be given to Apple's factory partners, not directly to the country. Then it would be up to those partners to build something, or not. Meanwhile, the politicians would be patting themselves on the back as if they were tough or something. 😂
There's a reason Apple is willing to build three Apple stores in Singapore, where space is not cheap. They are there to service Indonesian customers.
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- Armorkingu
- 3sC
- 26 Feb 2025
Enchantres, 25 Feb 2025According to local news, apple will also build a factory in... moreMonopolized by ERA group, which, as you can see, has really close ties with the government.
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- Anonymous
- upi
- 26 Feb 2025
Anonymous, 25 Feb 2025Why you're so obsess with that news?? Apple have the c... moreLooks like your brain has stopped working. UK is asking backdoor for iPhones of whole world, not just UK. It affects every iPhone owner if apple complies.
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- Anonymous
- s%%
- 26 Feb 2025
Works out for whom? The indonesian people will not see a single cent as a result of this type of harassment
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- Anonymous
- tDG
- 26 Feb 2025
Oh great… bu who care with iphone 16? They have good quality but charm been gone by 5. All afterthat just bad design choice. Then back to 5 style again after xs. We all knew apple wasnt aplle anymore after jobs gone. And now 16. No thanks. I been fell in love with fold 6 lol
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- Anonymous
- vaS
- 26 Feb 2025
Anonymous, 25 Feb 2025Why you're so obsess with that news?? Apple have the c... moreUh, this website is based in an... EU country.
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- Anonymous
- vaS
- 26 Feb 2025
astolfo, 25 Feb 2025With how disaggregated Indonesia is (several islands separa... moreMaybe because the Indonesian market is bigger than each of those markets?
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 26 Feb 2025
Apple promises to invest $1 billion in Indonesia but $500 billion in the US. Such a huge difference.
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- Fathur
- AA8
- 26 Feb 2025
astolfo, 25 Feb 2025With how disaggregated Indonesia is (several islands separa... moreThere’s a thing called Cargo dear
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- astolfo
- GBh
- 25 Feb 2025
With how disaggregated Indonesia is (several islands separated by kilometers of water), this seems more like ransom money being paid than anything.
With Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and India close by, what reasons would someone have to open factories in Indonesia, especially when the government is picky about what counts as "investment"?
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- Anonymous
- K1I
- 25 Feb 2025
Good for Indonesia and its people. The power of negotiation. Hope everything went smoothly from here on out.
- Ouifuf
- nGr
- 25 Feb 2025
Anonymous, 25 Feb 2025Yeah... that's the official story of Tim Cook and the ... moreDidn't say there's never any corruption ever, but a billion dollar investment in the country and job opportunities isn't a bad deal.
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- Anonymous
- Lfe
- 25 Feb 2025
in the next season (this year): apple build iphone plant in indonesia