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Re:Apple Not Able to Open Stores in India Without Selling 30... by fleitz on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @04:34PM (#11772843)
India is heavily invested in protectionism, that's the primary issue, the exemption is in place because it was clear no one was going to make smart phones there.
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Re:Apple Not Able to Open Stores in India Without Selling 30... by sandGorgon on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @11:08PM (#11775072)
OnePlus manufactures in India.

http://wap.business-standard.com/article/companies/oneplus-p...

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Re:Apple Not Able to Open Stores in India Without Selling 30... by 9mit3t2m9h9a on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @05:25PM (#11773256)
Well, given Micromax exists and has manufacturing (and HQ) in India, now Indian government can say that smartphones are not cutting-edge high-tech per se.
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Re:Apple Not Able to Open Stores in India Without Selling 30... by umanwizard on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @05:39PM (#11773350)
Just like Apple in China, I'm betting all Micromax does in India is assemble phones from high-tech subparts that were made in Korea, Taiwan, and the United States.

Not sure whether this is relevant because I'm not sure exactly what counts towards the "30%" figure.

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