In other words, the big shots in India did not get any tribute pay when Tim was in town. Thus, they are sticking by their rules get tribute somehow.
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Apple Not Able to Open Retail Stores in India Without Selling 30% Locally Sourced Goods
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This sounds REMARKABLY similar to how Apple demands 30% of your income if you want your app in their bright and shiny App Store.
But sure, everyone complain about it as if India invented something brand new out of thin air.
But sure, everyone complain about it as if India invented something brand new out of thin air.
Wish the US held that kind of attitude. Want to sell your goods here? Hire locals and make them here.
They are saying Apple did not do their homework. Not that they do not qualify. This sounds a whole bunch like a recent state department email spat when it comes to language.article said:
haha having visited 8-10 times and having family there trust me .0001% of population is sitting on 4k tv's and high end Mac Pros........no one is using that tech over there......this has nothing to do with tech and everything having to do with local politics....if you don't know about how Indian political system works you can't understand whats really going on
Politics as usual, but if Tim really believes India is the next China, then he should accelerate plans to build a factory there and be done with it.
That said, focusing on manufacturing jobs seems short-sighted. Those jobs are being taken over by robots.
Apple is pouring hundred of millions into India to create more sustainable jobs by creating education centers for developers and an R&D facility for Apple Maps... opening retail operations would help construction companies and create retail jobs which IMO is preferable to assembly line work and won't be replaced by androids anytime soon.
That said, focusing on manufacturing jobs seems short-sighted. Those jobs are being taken over by robots.
Apple is pouring hundred of millions into India to create more sustainable jobs by creating education centers for developers and an R&D facility for Apple Maps... opening retail operations would help construction companies and create retail jobs which IMO is preferable to assembly line work and won't be replaced by androids anytime soon.
This is one of those laws that I feel like they mean well but is tough. Apple would need workers in India to build and staff the stores. So you're creating jobs that way, not manufacturing jobs, but they are jobs. So do you risk a company like Apple deciding not to open retail stores, thus not adding any jobs, just to grow manufacturing/production jobs?
I'm not saying Apple doesn't have the money to do it, just another logistical hurdle to deal with when making a product.
I'm not saying Apple doesn't have the money to do it, just another logistical hurdle to deal with when making a product.
Tru dat. Sadly, it's true. Apple is more cutting-edge when it comes to margins.
In 2015, India was ranked 76th out of 175 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, compared to its neighbors Bhutan (30th), Bangladesh (145th), Myanmar (156th), China (100th), Nepal (126th), Pakistan (126th) and Sri Lanka (85th). This is the second least corruption rank for India in the whole of South Asia.[5] In 2013, India was ranked 94th out of 175 countries.[6] In 2016, India was ranked 76th out of 168 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index[7]
http://articles.economictimes.india...uption-index-transparency-international-graft
Well, apparently "bribes" and "corruption" comments are already on the top.
But anyway, the newer government is actually reducing it but who cares about facts when you can throw a hissy fit?
http://articles.economictimes.india...uption-index-transparency-international-graft
Well, apparently "bribes" and "corruption" comments are already on the top.
But anyway, the newer government is actually reducing it but who cares about facts when you can throw a hissy fit?
Lol, Tim can't even kiss a** properly...
You do sound like a very trustable source, like absolutely legit. Totally.
This. So much this.
I think Apple got a bit complacent. They thought they would coast through by announcing investment in Maps, possible factories etc in India but then they (according to the minister) failed to provide a lot of justification for why their products are 'cutting edge'?
They thought sending Tim to India and making some announcements would win them over, seems as though they were too complacent in my view.
Well at least the trip wasn't a total loss. I'm sure the local Bhindi Masala was worth it right there.
Paying elected officials to be able to speak to them, get them to do their job as defined, etc., is called bribes in most of the world.
In the USA, the lawyer/politicians have re-written the rule to allow such bribes - a.k.a lobbying. Or more correctly, the politicians' re-election or retirement fund.
How do you think most of the jobs that moved away from the USA to Chine, Taiwan, Pakistan, etc., did so over the last 4 decades or so?
In the USA, the lawyer/politicians have re-written the rule to allow such bribes - a.k.a lobbying. Or more correctly, the politicians' re-election or retirement fund.
How do you think most of the jobs that moved away from the USA to Chine, Taiwan, Pakistan, etc., did so over the last 4 decades or so?
If an app developer wants to make money through the AppStore, they gotta play by Apple's rules (and arbitrariness).
If Apple wants to make money (directly) through the Indian market, they gotta play by India's rules.
So what's the problem here? Every party tries to protect his very own eco system, regardless of the actual customers' interests.
If Apple wants to make money (directly) through the Indian market, they gotta play by India's rules.
So what's the problem here? Every party tries to protect his very own eco system, regardless of the actual customers' interests.
India is now likely the favorite country of a large percentage of MacRumors users.
A 30% overhead for getting my app out to millions of users is cheap and much lower that other retail distribution systems. Running the app store is very labor intensive and not even a profit center for Apple.
Previous app stores in the Palm and Newton days were taking at much as 50% to 75% of the revenue stream of all apps sold via their portal. One even forbid the developer to have developer contact info inside any app sold in their portal.
Apple knows third party apps sells their hardware. Thus the app store is a loss lead for their hardware margins.
you did read the part that says people can buy Apple products via 3rd party distributors.