Imagine calling for Support... it would be a nightmare.
This just recalls the phrase "Indian Giver"
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Imagine calling for Support... it would be a nightmare.
This just recalls the phrase "Indian Giver"
You are missing the point totally - forget Apple & their stores. How have the Indian economic and business decisions helped their population / society / etc.?
this.
Yes a job is a job. But at some point quality of job enters the picture. 20 new apple store employees < say 20 new mechanics/hvac techs alone to keep facility up and running. India is gunning for the latter. It could pay out better long term.
US needs to realize this as when they say look we made jobs, they then wonder why the economy not magically better. Answer: 1000 new retail and low level jobs are technically jobs, yes. But they only get people, hopefully, at least able to pay bills month to month. Its not having them buy "extraneous" stuff. Which is what the US economy relies on. People buying extra stuff.
LOL... Cook, Cook, Cook, Cook, Cook! But the rest sounded like Android gibberish..
On another topic, still related to the video, we could make millions selling razors to India!
If your comment wasn't at all related to my comment and this topic, which is odd because you replied to my comment, then maybe start a thread titled "Indian economic and business decisions helped their population / society / etc." and get some answers if you think "I've totally missed the point".
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I agree. Quality good paying jobs is what is needed. Manufacturing can be good paying and quality if Apple ensures it workforce are treated humanely and fairly with proper good conditions.
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.
I wonder, is this by volume or by value? If value, then good luck.
Interesting how corporate greed is always short-sighted and self-centered. I do rather like the remarkably simple idea of a thirty percent commitment to production within a country. It has the potential to better distribute the wealth in manner that provides for everyone, everywhere. It sets a bar for which businesses can aspire.
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And maybe use free Rolexes as an incentive / bargaining tool, not an apple watch.Next time Tim, bring 2 suitcases full of money. One won't cut it anymore.
"decided Apple's products do not fall into the cutting-edge" Ouch. But read closely between the lines, that just means they did not pay off the right people yet. Remember this is, for the most part, a third world country.
It would be no problem, really. Apple goes to the next farmer's market, buys lots of apples, and sells them for $10 each. An iPhone that would usually cost $500 costs only $350, but Apple only sells it to you if you also buy 15 apples at $10 each.
Are there any computer / mobile companies that sell their own product directly there ?
I'm more inclined to think that the law is being used to keep companies out and force them to sell product through Indian companies.
Very interesting. Good on the Indian Government actually looking to benefit their people rather than a select few in their negotiations.
If you want access to a market of a billion people in a democracy and one of the fastest growing economies in the world, then you better invest in their country.
Great call.
If you want access to a market of a billion people in a democracy and one of the fastest growing economies in the world, then you better invest in their country.
Great call.
wait, you mean it was never mentioned here on MR that just recently Apple decided they didn't have to listen to the laws courts, the FBI or the government. I'm pretty sure a comment or two was made by users here saying the government should bow down to Apple.
Or...
"Samsung began manufacturing operations in India by opening its first plant in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, near New Delhi, in 1997. This modern Complex today houses state-of-the-art units that produce Mobile Phones, Refrigerators and LED Televisions. The Noida facility is ranked as Number One amongst all Samsung subsidiaries in terms of delivering the highest productivity for Mobile, Refrigerator and LED Televisions."
http://www.samsung.com/in/aboutsamsung/samsungelectronics/india/manufacturing.html
It is the same thing. Now Apple has to continue paying lots of dollars to a third-parties keeping prices high in India.
People can buy iPhones but the prices are high because of policies like these. With that said, India's policies are designed to deal with the serious unemployment problem in India. Companies have to hire people if they want to play.
Okay this isn't exactly India sticking by its guns as people are assuming. As the worlds largest democracy and foremost corrupt bureaucracy, they are just playing hard ball. If Apple is not state of the art, then that term has no meaning.
But India is only hurting itself, they barely have 2G reception in most of the country.
But India is only hurting itself, they barely have 2G reception in most of the country.
That's what happens when you focus on fashion rather than technology. Cook must go.
I know right?
Sam. The way some people post on the internet, one would be forgiven for thinking they've never heard of... you know... the internet. The info is all there for those who actually want to know.
I'm curious.
When did this become a 'save India' thing. Is anyone under the impression that Apple opening a store in India - where a tiny % of the population can actually afford an Apple product - is somehow going to bring some incredible change in poverty and 3rd world life?
This is Apple wanting to squeeze every penny out of it's last market to try and appease the shareholders - me being one of them.
Yet everyone acts shocked when India play Apple at their own game. Apple need India a helluva lot more than India needs iPhones!
When did this become a 'save India' thing. Is anyone under the impression that Apple opening a store in India - where a tiny % of the population can actually afford an Apple product - is somehow going to bring some incredible change in poverty and 3rd world life?
This is Apple wanting to squeeze every penny out of it's last market to try and appease the shareholders - me being one of them.
Yet everyone acts shocked when India play Apple at their own game. Apple need India a helluva lot more than India needs iPhones!
All macrumors-"Selling 2 generations old processors isn't cutting edge"-chit chat besides:
What does Apple sell, that is important to make technological progress?
We are talking about consumer products, not cutting edge technologies for research or production.
India is preventing India from getting those thousands of factory jobs. India is just not an attractive destination for manufacturing. If people say US infrastructure is in bad shape, they should look at India. That will make them really appreciate American infrastructure. That's not because of foreign companies taking jobs away. That's because of corrupt government. Fixing those kinds of problems and actually making India attractive for manufacturing will do far more to generate jobs than these kinds of meaningless regulations.
Apple's products are not "made in China." They're assembled in China. That's an important distinction. It is very unfortunate that people are not interested in this important distinction. Assembly involves receiving the components and putting them together. That's what Foxconn does and it's only a small percentage of the total value of iPhone. Apple got out of the manufacturing business because it was capital-intensive. It wouldn't have made a difference where the factory is based. Tim Cook got Apple out of the business of mass production because he didn't like inventory staying on the balance sheet too long. He wanted Apple's inventory gone as soon as possible.
Apple doesn't own any of its manufacturers. It doesn't actually "make" its products. It designs the products and then selects a manufacturer to build or supply the components for its products. Any company operating like this has no choice but to go wherever the component supplier is based. If the supplier is not available in the US, then there's not a lot that Apple can do, other than build that factory in-house, but Apple doesn't want to do that because it doesn't want to incur the capital costs of that factory.
For those who say Apple should "make its phones in the USA", tell me how Apple would accomplish that. Describe it in light of the fact that Apple got out of manufacturing altogether.
I know right?
Sam. The way some people post on the internet, one would be forgiven for thinking they've never heard of... you know... the internet. The info is all there for those who actually want to know.
5 seconds typing "samsung manufacturing in india"
Samsung seems to be doing quite a bit of manufacturing in India. India has restrictions. Apple can choose to either accept those restrictions or not. India can't lose what it doesn't have right now.
Apple chooses not to manufacture in the US. For many reasons. They could if they wanted. Apple can also choose to do business in India. That choice is theirs to make.