JAKARTA: Indonesia has banned the sale of Google Pixel phones over the tech giant's failure to meet investment regulations, its industry ministry said, days after blocking sales of Apple's iPhone 1
  • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
    42·
    2 months ago

    Jakarta is seeking to boost investment from foreign tech companies with restrictive measures that require their phones to be 40 per cent sourced from parts in Indonesia.

    Absolutely ridiculous policy. Imagine if every country pulled this stunt.

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.caEnglish
      13·
      2 months ago

      One option would be for the big manufacturers to ignore the market and see if new players are able to thrive in such a market or not.

      If the amount requested is too steep, they’ll end up with no new players and a shortage of high end phones, which is sure to piss off a portion of the population.

  • QuarterSwede@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    Hate to break it to you Indonesia but you have zero clout in this relationship. I don’t think Google nor Apple care.