And why on Earth India or anyone else should do anything that US does? It's a huge, different country, it's a whole different world with its own unique culture and traditions. We can then compare US to some others and say, hey, look, Denmark has free universities, and US is yet to even consider somethig like this. Or look, Germany has free health care! And US is yet to even consider something like this! And those countries are culturally closer to United States than India.
We need to force TCS and Infosys to hire Americans for half the jobs they have in the US, rather than cornering all the H1B's and L1 visa. A better solution will be to put country limit of 7% for each country for H1B unless they have a trade agreement with the US. India will very soon lose its xenophobic ideals.
Their castle. Their rules. India isn't trampling on anyone's rights by "charging" 30% so to speak any more than Apple trampled on artist rights by charging 30% of sales. If it doesn't work out for India in the long run, they'll figure it out (or won't if they turn out to be truly fascist as you say such as North Korea or Venezuela, which have literally no food on their market shelves). But seeing how India is quite the up and coming world power, probably better to play nice or else miss out on opportunities.
Your logic is flawed because you want a government to change its policies to penalize companies already doing business here vs a government that is maintaining their policies. In short, you want Apple to be above the law or given an exclusion. And if you don't get things your way, then punish two companies for example who have nothing to do with this negotiation. If this were any other company aside from Apple I wonder if you would be as assertive.
But really they aren't cutting edge anymore, if they started making phones with a new type of battery that lasted for say an entire month's worth of use off of one charge or added useful new features or came up with some completely new products that no one has even though of before, you know returning to what Apple used to do best, then I could see it working out for Apple. But currently they are just copying features that others have come up with.
[doublepost=1464237338][/doublepost]This is the kind of rule that the US should not allow to be unilateral.
Apple's plan to open three Apple Store locations in India may fall through following a ruling from the Indian finance ministry that says Apple must sell locally sourced goods if it wants to open stores in the country, reports Reuters.
In India, 30 percent of goods sold by foreign companies must be manufactured or produced in the country, a requirement Apple does not meet as its products are largely made in China. India last year exempted retailers selling state-of-the-art goods from the rule, prompting Apple to file a new application with the Indian government.
Apple was expected to receive an exemption from the rule, earning a recommendation from country's Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, but the ministry of finance has decided Apple's products do not fall into the cutting-edge technology category. A source told Reuters Apple did not provide enough material to justify the exemption.Without the ability to open its own retail stores in the country, Apple will need to continue selling iOS and Mac devices in India through third-party distributors. Apple is eager to expand its business in India as it is a largely untapped market. Last quarter, Apple saw its revenue from India grow 56 percent, surpassing $1 billion.
The ministry of finance's ruling comes just after Tim Cook spent several days in India, where he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other local business leaders, actors, politicians, and developers.
Apple has also announced the launch of a Maps development center in Hyderabad and an iOS app and design accelerator in Bangalore.
Article Link: Apple Not Able to Open Retail Stores in India Without Selling 30% Locally Sourced Goods
[doublepost=1464237524][/doublepost]There is no reason to distinguish between these. Both are imports. Similar rules should apply.
