Originally posted by Kela
India needs to firstly get a stable political system. It's policy can then cure problems like friggin electricity grids and stuff. I mean, look at Atal Bihjari Vajpayee he looks like some kind of Zog Zog Monster freak from the jungle!! The guy can't even dress straight let alone talk properly. He cant speak english i dont think he can even speak hindi. How the *("£" does he communicate?
(First, Kela, I note your location says you are from the US)
Wow, we have come so far since the civil war. Here we are in 2002 debating the merits of various chip makers, and you say that someone looks like they come from the jungle. Amazing display of tolerence and acceptance. I dare say that you should be nominated as a consulate to represent the American people and show the rest of the world just how civilized we have all become.
Look, India is a big country. It has lots of people. It has an economy (maybe not huge, but not tiny). It does have electricity (even if it isn't perfectly reliable - California?) It's government can afford to maintain a large military with nuclear arms. There is money to be made there. When the USSR broke up, there was no money there, but it was still an open market.
As Pepsi Cola will tell you, if you get the market from the beginning, you will always have an advantage in that market. (Pepsi was the first cola company that advertised in the African American community, and to this day, has an advantage over every other cola company in that demographic).
So, all the bashing of India aside, Apple isn't making a mistake in aggressively seeking a presence in the Indian market. It may not bear fruit immediately, but, Steve may not be quite as nearsighted as the rest of us.
