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A comment on Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google Play, Apple App Store. Parent comment

Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by ericmay on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:59AM (#24671752)
I’m not sure Apple cares much about the market in India and would pull out of India before opening up the App Store. This won’t be popular.

I know plenty of my Indian colleagues who buy and bring home Apple devices for their friends and family. People will just start smuggling the devices in if they have to.

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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by infinityplus1 on Saturday October 03, 2020 @09:11AM (#24671813)
Smuggling won't do you any good when local companies stop making iPhone apps.
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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by elondaits on Saturday October 03, 2020 @09:17AM (#24671868)
It doesn't work like that. iPhones weren't sold officially in Argentina for many years, but still there are many local iOS apps. There are many iPhones and most importantly, the wealthiest people generally have iPhones.
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