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Unsurprising for anyone that has done business in India. This is not a dig on Indian people, but the society they operate in is incredibly incredibly corrupt,
by tristor 4y ago
Unsurprising for anyone that has done business in India. This is not a dig on Indian people, but the society they operate in is incredibly incredibly corrupt, on a scale which is basically unthinkable to anyone who hasn't been directly exposed to it. I cannot imagine doing business of the precision that Apple is trying to achieve in India. There are many other lower precision arrangements that can be worked out in India, but something like an iPhone seems impossible without a complete sea change in how Indian society operates at every level.
Anybody who has done business in India is never surprised by the number of spam, scam boiler rooms, and other nefarious global criminal organizations operating in India. It's all part of the same pervasive corruption within Indian society.
- solarmist 4y agoI had the same impressions of China 30 years ago too. Isn’t doing this kind of thing how you start to reform things at least on the business levels? Apple will absolutely get its way even against the Indian government. And if they really can’t they’ll abandon the country which would absolutely have a huge negative impact on Indias economy.
- tristor 4y ago> Isn’t doing this kind of thing how you start to reform things at least on the business levels? Yes, absolutely. It's a slow, difficult path, however. Without the right incentive structures, there's no reason for a society to change to avoid corruption.
- solarmist 4y agoCompletely agree.
- panda88888 4y agoI agree with the huge negative impact if Apple abandons the effort. “If even Apple can’t do it, who can?” will be the new meme.