STRONGARM TACTIC COULD BACKFIRE
Indonesia’s strong-arming appears to have reaped some successes. Additionally, it has exposed the administrative red tape that international firms must navigate, as well as the cost of operating within its borders. This may fail, as contest for technical investment in the region grows,  , and companies such as Vietnam and Malaysia , position , themselves as more attractive choices.
According to research firm Canalys, Apple only accounted for 1 % of the Indonesian handset market in the second quarter of last year. Devices that charge less than US$ 200, a much lower price point than Apple’s logo portfolio, account for about 80 % of the business.
The business may have the resources to take the long view and avoid the numerous traps the government is pressuring it to jump over. But others , keeping tabs on the theatre may become discouraged by the many barriers, even if their lower-cost choices are a better match for the country’s current business.
Apple is wise to fight it out for the opportunity to spur long-term progress in the fourth-largest nation in the world with more effective mobile phones than people. Supplies to the island, with its fresh and tech-savvy inhabitants, are forecast to grow at a substantially higher tape than the global price.
And as , this story drags on, Chinese advanced brand , Honor, a subsidiary of Huawei, announced it was entering Indonesia. An Honor professional has stated that the blush timed foray into the industry is not connected to the iPhone 16 restrictions.  ,