The trials and tribulations of doing business in India
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Re: The trials and tribulations of doing business in India
#2Basically you need to bribe everyone to do anything in India.
Not sure if this is something Apple is ready for.
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#3The article quotes the cheapest smartphones in stores as being ~1000 rupees. That's about ~15 USD at the retail level.
How does one go about sourcing that sort of low end phone? If I could order 100 of almost any smartphone at that price I would be very excited.
Re: The trials and tribulations of doing business in India
#4Basically you need to bribe everyone to do anything in India. Not sure if this is something Apple is ready for.
How did you conclude based on this article that you need to bribe everyone to do anything in India?
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#5Bad title, it's just about how Apple can't get a store in India, was expecting a story of setting up business in India.
Re: The trials and tribulations of doing business in India
#6Basically you need to bribe everyone to do anything in India. Not sure if this is something Apple is ready for.
Agreed. Considering I've been there a few tiems myself. An example I can give confirming this is that I've had a freinds uncle who had the money to afford a flat in Mumbai but the owner of the flat property didnt want to give permission. Anwyays it took a lot of "negotations" for that to go through.
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#7Basically you need to bribe everyone to do anything in India. Not sure if this is something Apple is ready for.
How did you conclude based on this article that you need to bribe everyone to do anything in India?
Those of us with on-the-ground experience in India and without a vested interest in trying to whitewash the business and governmental environment there know it to be true.
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#8Bad title, it's just about how Apple can't get a store in India, was expecting a story of setting up business in India.
Agree.
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#9The article quotes the cheapest smartphones in stores as being ~1000 rupees. That's about ~15 USD at the retail level. How does one go about sourcing that sort of low end phone? If I could order 100 of almost any smartphone at that price I would be very excited.
Cheapest smartphone start around 4000, while popular price point is 6-10000. No one sells it for 1000, one company promised it, but never launched.
Re: The trials and tribulations of doing business in India
#10The article quotes the cheapest smartphones in stores as being ~1000 rupees. That's about ~15 USD at the retail level. How does one go about sourcing that sort of low end phone? If I could order 100 of almost any smartphone at that price I would be very excited.
Cheapest smartphone start around 4000, while popular price point is 6-10000. No one sells it for 1000, one company promised it, but never launched.
Also, didnt the company Micromax I believe start to gain a big market there? I haven't followed much on it yet but I know them and a bunch of home grown brands have started taking over as well