India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
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Re: India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
#2What if they ban like xiaomi or one plus. Those are like the most popular phones in India.
Re: India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
#3> India's IT Ministry said it had "credible information" the latest batch were acting against India's interests.
I'd venture to say many apps are against _everyone's_ interest due to the caustic effects on society they have.
Re: India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
#4What if they ban like xiaomi or one plus. Those are like the most popular phones in India.
I mean, I guess that would be a great benefit to the non-Chinese competitors then, Samsung, Google, Apple, etc. I don't see that this would be hugely disruptive to the country.
Is there some reason you think it would be?
Re: India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
#5Like all other internet bans in India I doubt this one will have any teeth. Everyone has a "Free" VPN app that they use to bypass these restrictions.
Most people own Android phones where they can sideload apps downloaded from some third party APK website (of questionable trustworthiness)
iPhones have negligible penetration in India so are not even a part of the equation.
Re: India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
#6What if they ban like xiaomi or one plus. Those are like the most popular phones in India.
I mean, I guess that would be a great benefit to the non-Chinese competitors then, Samsung, Google, Apple, etc. I don't see that this would be hugely disruptive to the country. Is there some reason you think it would be?
Xiaomi / Oneplus are ~50% of the cost of Samsung/Google/Apple phones
Re: India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
#7What if they ban like xiaomi or one plus. Those are like the most popular phones in India.
I mean, I guess that would be a great benefit to the non-Chinese competitors then, Samsung, Google, Apple, etc. I don't see that this would be hugely disruptive to the country. Is there some reason you think it would be?
people that buy Chinese phones won't buy Apple, maybe Samsung if they have no choice, with this Chinese phones you have good value deal.
Re: India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
#8> India's IT Ministry said it had "credible information" the latest batch were acting against India's interests. I'd venture to say many apps are against _everyone's_ interest due to the caustic effects on society they have.
Sort of calls into question the quality of the citizen in a modern democracy if they are asked to make judgments on war and industry and yet they cannot be trusted with online video games.
Re: India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mean, I guess that would be a great benefit to the non-Chinese competitors then, Samsung, Google, Apple, etc. I don't see that this would be hugely disruptive to the country. Is there some reason you think it would be?
Xiaomi / Oneplus are ~50% of the cost of Samsung/Google/Apple phones
Are they? That hasn't been my experience in Canada but maybe pricing is different in India?
Could you point to some specific cheap phones by those companies so I could see if I can find comparable phones by non-Chinese companies?
Re: India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
#10What if they ban like xiaomi or one plus. Those are like the most popular phones in India.
Indians would have to buy a more expensive phone from Samsung in the middle of a massive recession that gives them less money in their pockets.