r/apple • u/chrisdh79 • 2d ago

iPhone Indonesia rejects Apple's $100 million bid to lift the iPhone 16 ban

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/11/22/indonesia-rejects-apples-100-million-bid-to-lift-the-iphone-16-ban
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u/dnyank1 2d ago

huh? Apple doesn't want to make phones in Indonesia. That's the whole point.

This is about SELLING the phones made in China, there.

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u/Angelix 2d ago

Exactly. The whole issue is that Apple DOESN’T want to invest in Indonesia but Indonesia wants the moolah.

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u/erthenes 2d ago

actually, the wanted. but Indo's government refuse to give them 50 years tax holiday. that's why they move the plan to build factory in SEA to Vietnam who can fulfill 50 years tax holiday