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Apple To Launch Startup Accelerator, Three Apple Stores In India, Says Report (factordaily.com)

Posted by msmash on from the mission-India dept.

Apple plans to set up three of its own retail stores -- the iconic Apple Store -- in India, reports FactorDaily. The stores will be setup in Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai in the next 18 months. The report adds that Apple also plans to unveil a startup accelerator in the country which would incubate ideas largely around apps built for iOS. The publication claims that these announcements will be made public later this week when Apple CEO Tim Cook visits India. With the growth of iPhone sales starting to decline, and India being one of the handful places to show an increasingly growing interest in its phone, Apple has shifted its focus in the recent months to actively target Indian market.

22 comments

  1. Startups? Apps? by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 1

    If all you have is a hammer...

    1. Re:Startups? Apps? by Hognoxious · · Score: 0

      .. you go on stackexchange and ask "pls kind guru's, i m having one doubt about the same, to hold by would or metil part. Is URGENT".

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    2. Re:Startups? Apps? by kelemvor4 · · Score: 0

      .. you go on stackexchange and ask "pls kind guru's, i m having one doubt about the same, to hold by would or metil part. Is URGENT".

      Do the needful and all will be well, my friend.

    3. Re:Startups? Apps? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Remember to poo in the loo.

      Not on the street.

  2. Bovine HotrNot by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 1, Funny

    >> incubate ideas largely around apps built for iOS.

    Here's three crowdsourced ideas to start:
    - Bovine HotrNot: rate and find the best looking cows on the street
    - Roof-n-Go: last-minute booking of busses with available hang-onto-the-side and roof seating
    - MyNameIsTed: while you are at your call-center job, this reminds you which Western name you were assigned and which company you are currently taking calls for so you can answer the phone correctly

    1. Re:Bovine HotrNot by Lehk228 · · Score: 1

      Where-To-Poo

      Advanced Loo Locator Service

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    2. Re:Bovine HotrNot by rosshalz · · Score: 1

      nearest loo located.. 15Km away.. only 2 hrs walk.. would you like to turn on navi-oh you already shit ur pants.. ok nvm

  3. We get %30 of profit + %30 of app sales stacked by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 1

    We get %30 of profit + %30 of app sales stacked.

  4. HB2 by ganjadude · · Score: 1

    Didnt apple make a big fuss over North carolina for HB2 (for those not paying attention its the law that says if you have a penis use the mens room, a vagina the womans room) claiming that it was discriminatory???

    so why would they open shop in a place that is openly hostile to the homosexual community?

    double standards????

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    1. Re:HB2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Except the NC law was more complicated than that, and the intention behind even such a mangled part as you repeated is discriminatory and illegal.

    2. Re:HB2 by ganjadude · · Score: 1

      but... it really isnt.... thats number one, and number 2 you ignored the point of my post completely and switched the discussion. good job

      the point is how can a company claim to be against a state for doing something that is "anti LGBT" while setting up shops in places where even being LGBT is totally illegal.

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    3. Re:HB2 by rsborg · · Score: 1

      but... it really isnt.... thats number one, and number 2 you ignored the point of my post completely and switched the discussion. good job

        the point is how can a company claim to be against a state for doing something that is "anti LGBT" while setting up shops in places where even being LGBT is totally illegal.

      It is actually not just illegal but unconsitutional. http://www.slate.com/blogs/out...

      But don't let that sway your talking points.

      Apple refuses to go to NC because a) they can b) it's illegal
      I'm sure the next step once Apple sets up shop in India is that they'll push to make things more progressive.

      Being LGBT in India is not illegal - it's still being judged link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

      Homosexuality is mostly a taboo subject in Indian civil society and for the government. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code makes sex with persons of the same gender punishable by law. On 2 July 2009, in Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi, the Delhi High Court held that provision to be unconstitutional with respect to sex between consenting adults, but the Supreme Court of India overturned that ruling on 11 December 2013, stating that the court was instead deferring to Indian legislators to provide the sought-after clarity.[1] On 2 February 2016, however, the Supreme Court agreed to reconsider its judgment, stating it would refer petitions to abolish Section 377 to a five-member constitutional bench, which would conduct a comprehensive hearing of the issue.[2]

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    4. Re:HB2 by ganjadude · · Score: 1

      sorry if i dont trust slate and their biased opinion. there is no discrimination in telling someone with a dick to use the mens room. if thats discrimination..... well i dont know what this world is coming to

      thanks for that info on india however, had no idea they changed the laws 3 months ago

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  5. If you start me up by dotslashdot · · Score: 2

    Startup accelerator? Will this make my Mac boot even faster? Or will they replace the opening chimes with the Rolling Stones classic, "Start me up"?

  6. Three Stores for all of India? Only one for BLR? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    You're joking, right?

    I'm sure the owners of the Imagine stores in the UB City and Garuda malls in Bangalore are quaking in their boots. To say nothing of the other stores selling Apple products.

    OTOH a genuine Apple Store will fit in nicely between the Lamborghini, Audi, and Mercedes dealerships in downtown Bangalore. In between shopping for an Aventador, R8, or AMG GT S you can pick up some nice Apple bling.

    Oh, you thought there were only poor people in India or something?

  7. Hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    >Startup Accelerator

    >India

    I guess, the first startup to graduate will be called H1Bify

  8. Startup trademark.... worldwide FAIL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Sure glad they didn't succeed in trademarking the term "Startup" !
    It was a sneaky attempt which abused trade pacts ( but minor compared to what the Tobacco companies pull... say no to the TPP )!
    Have they tried again recently?

    re: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...

  9. Re:Three Stores for all of India? Only one for BLR by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There has gotta be a lot more. Here in Calcutta, there are at least 2, and 1 service center. The 2 are in Quest Mall and City Center 2, and the service center somewhere near the US consulate

  10. Duplicate links! by antdude · · Score: 1

    There are two http://factordaily.com/apple-s... links in the post, manishs! :(

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  11. iPhones in India... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ....are overpriced overkill.

    In the US, there are plenty of apps that people use, many of which are iOS only. So in the US, getting an iPhone makes sense. Also, since a huge percentage of Americans have this phone, FaceTime is a good reason to get it - chances are that the people you know have one as well, enabling you to FaceTime them if you live in different cities.

    That situation is completely different in India. For one, Indians ain't anywhere near as into apps as Americans are. For instance, the banking apps don't support scanning a check for deposits. Also, there are almost no apps exclusive to iOS, and most of the popular apps that are advertised on TV, such as Cleartrip, MakeMyTrip, FreeCharge, Oxigen Wallet, Olacabs, Quikr, Snapdeal, et al are not only available on Android, but also available on Windows 10 Mobile. I have an iPhone and a MotoX that I use in the US, but when I'm in India, I use a Lumia 550