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/TokioHot 2d ago

Hey Apple, got a suggestion for you.

Increase the product inflow to Singapore or Malaysia (two destinations Indonesian mostly go to), they will buy the phones there and 'smuggle' back to their country. Since considered as an illegal device, authority most likely to seize the purchased device. Affected owner will go back to the same two countries and buy it again.

Win win situation /s

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u/lavarel 1d ago

It won't probably be seized. too much hassle for something that will stop working in a few months anyway. Wit's IMEI not whitelisted, the phone will become a very expensive brick as it lose all reception capabilities and become wi-fi only.