Dr. Atip Asvanundไทย
FDI & Investment Strategy

อินโดนีเซียแบน iPhone 16 จน Apple ยอมลงทุน 3.5 หมื่นล้าน! เกมต่อรองที่ยักษ์ใหญ่ยังถอย

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Summary

Indonesia set a hard rule: no iPhone 16 without at least 40% local content and transfer of technology to local people.

Apple offered $10 million, then $100 million, and was refused both times.

It eventually settled at $1 billion — around 35 billion baht.

Key points

  1. Refusing twice is what produced that price

    Accepting the first offer would have delivered less than a hundredth of the eventual figure.

  2. 40% is a number that can be enforced

    A measurable condition gives the negotiation a finish line, unlike a vague request to invest more.

  3. Technology transfer is worth more than the money

    A lump sum is spent. The capability stays in the country.

  4. You have to be able to absorb the refusal

    While it ran, Indonesians could not buy the new iPhone — a cost the government chose to pay.