Apple Not Able to Open Retail Stores in India Without Selling 30% Locally Sourced Goods

[smacrumon]

BS. If their people want to buy Apple products, there is no moral case to be made to deny it to them by the guns of an oppressive government.

Trump would love this dump.

The people of India can already buy Apple products from resellers in India.

What objectives does it suit? Certainly those of the people who just want to be able to buy Apple products.

Did you even read the post? -- "30 percent of goods sold by foreign companies must be manufactured or produced in the country"
The guess is the Government of India wants manufacturing jobs for the people of India.

 

[1Zach1]

India's Ministry of Finance reads MacRumors apparently! Good day to you!

 

[samcraig]

What objectives does it suit? Certainly those of the people.



Said no one ever.

Right - I've never heard during supposed negotiations or lawsuits that Apple should just buy the company or that a company shouldn't go against Apple. Never on these forums

 

[gri]

Don't they have IT coders sitting in india like every IT company...?
And surely, looking at the latest revelation in iPhone and MacBook technology one can only agree that "cutting edge" is something else.

 

[sw1tcher]

These kind of politics are why I would never want to be CEO of a major multinational company.

Why wouldn't you?

There's no requirement that you need to be good at your job. And if you fail, you'll get your million dollar golden parachute on top of your million dollar annual salary (see: Ron Johnson, Carly Fiorina, Leo, Apotheker,.... Marissa Mayer's next.)

 

[big-ted]

What a great idea, looks like India has the idea on how to build up local manufacturing rather than just saying they can't do anything and letting all the manufacturing jobs go to China

 

[jdillings]

Damn, all that butt kissing Cook did was for nothing.

 

[LovingTeddy]

If they want to be douchebags then Apple should too and cancel the Maps Development Center.

So? Cancel it... I don't think India cares about a R&D centre... The world is not around Apple, especially a declining Apple.

 

[ProjectManager101]

but the ministry of finance has decided Apple's products do not fall into the cutting-edge technology category

if that isn't a slap in the face, I don't know what is

The truth lol

Imagine if in the U.S. every retailer had to sell 30% of Made in U.S.A. products... that would be something. I remember when the "made in the U.S.A." was like... wow!!!! take my money!!!

 

[9052042]

These kind of politics are why I would never want to be CEO of a major multinational company.

Oh yes as if these rules are the ONLY thing keeping you from becoming the next Apple CEO

 

[FieldingMellish]

All that smiling for the camera was for naught.

 

[sw1tcher]

If they want to be douchebags then Apple should too and cancel the Maps Development Center.

Sure, when someone (in this case, India) is looking to make a deal that's in their best interest, they're douchebags.

When Apple wants to make a deal that's in their best interest (GT Advanced Technologies, Foxconn, etc.), people applaud Apple or make statements like, "If you don't like the terms, then don't sign the agreement."

And FYI, Apple needs India to grow their sales. There's not much growth potential left in the U.S. and Europe. Tim Cook will figure out a way to make the deal.

 

[TheTissot11]

BS. If their people want to buy Apple products, there is no moral case to be made to deny it to them by the guns of an oppressive government.

Trump would love this dump.

Did you even read the news as you're clearly missing the point. Apple products are available in India for years. It's about the Apple Store.

 

[farewelwilliams]

sell tech support hours

 

[TheTissot11]

Or just pay out the lobbies to kill the problem.

Lobbying isn't allowed by law in India.

"The waiver is available only for investment in "state of the art" or "cutting-edge technology", he added."

Looks like someone forgot to do the needful to the right person. Bummer.

It's hard to tell what cutting edge in India means. Running water and toilets? Air conditioning?

Cutting edge technology means successful and very competitive space program, not the 5400 RPM hard drive in iMac and 16 GB storage in iPhone or lack of copy paste in Calendar in iOS.
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[eoblaed]

I'm certain Apple employs a large number of Indian employees and contractors, not only in America, but also remotely sourced from India.

Shouldn't that apply towards the 30% locally sourced?

 

[yashrg]

BS. If their people want to buy Apple products, there is no moral case to be made to deny it to them by the guns of an oppressive government.

Trump would love this dump.

They are not making a moral case. This is a financial case by the finance ministry. India is not going to let an american company set up shop sell china manufactured products to India and take all the profit overseas(To Ireland?)

 

[bilibug]

I guess having 90% of customer tech support call centers isn't enough.

 

[jozero]

Lobbying isn't allowed by law in India.

Yes, the country is run via bribes.

 

[diipii]

"They did ask for a waiver but didn't provide any material on record to justify it."
Selling froth to teenies doesn't count in the real world.

 

[Glideslope]

This is about getting Foxconn to move more Apple Manufacturing from China to India. It has nothing to do with "Cutting Edge" anything.
This is not a move against Apple. It's a move against China. Sandbars with runways are the least of China's problems.

 

[Zirel]

BS. If their people want to buy Apple products, there is no moral case to be made to deny it to them by the guns of an oppressive government.

Trump would love this dump.

If Donald Trump is the badass he says he is, he should embargo India for this.

But he's not going to be President, according to the latest pools.
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Lobbying isn't allowed by law in India.

A lot of things... You know the rest...

 

[TheTissot11]

Yes, the country is run via bribes.

As if corruption only exists in India.

 

[FieldingMellish]

India will allow it if they can replace Tim Cook with an Indian equivalent, not unlike Tim's Indian replacement of seasoned American tech workers who were mistakenly earning a living wage.

 

[TheTissot11]

If Donald Trump is the badass he says he is, he should embargo India for this.

But he's not going to be President, according to the latest pools.

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A lot of things... You know the rest...

But didn't he boycott Apple's products because they didn't help the FBI last time?