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Originally Posted by freshseasons
Yes! very true. Couldnt be more right. Its B##S if one says India isnt a mature market for Apple.Infact when there wasnt a proper channel in India to buy ipod there was a grey market Boom for iPods here.Check this news no less than from www.wired.com And here is the
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India is a huge market and one can't surmise why there is no Apple Store in India. Come on..How many countries can boast of a largest Films making industry and songs production.
Its about high time that Apple starts minding its steps for India |
Though I would, of course, love to see an Apple Store in India, I am quite surprised that you think there really is a market for Apple products in India. Discussions on this forum itself are a clear example of why Apple can never succeed in India. Indians do not set benchmarks in quality, they follow benchmarks in price. In that thread about which company makes the best laptops, the only thing all the members are discussing is which company offers the cheapest models. Hardly anything else is being considered. And Apple can never thrive in a market that is dominated by people purchasing second hand stuff from gray markets and bargaining for the price - and that is the sort of market we have in India.
Apple does well in developed countries because people there recognise the value of a good store with knowledgeable and warm employees, the Genius Bar's usefulness, the quality and design of Apple's products and are willing to pay a little premium for all these (sometimes intangible) advantages. Try telling Indians to do that. You'll find very few people who are ready to invest in quality.
