Apple celebrates iPhone 16 release day in one more country

Apple has finally and officially released the iPhone 16 for customers in Indonesia. Not just the recently introduced iPhone 16e, but the whole lineup that was announced last fall. New iPhones typically don’t take more than 200 days to reach other markets. However, the Indonesian government forced Apple to pay for the opportunity to bring the latest iPhone technology to customers in its country. Greg Joswiak, Apple’s marketing senior vice president, announced the launch with a post on X: Reuters reported last month that Apple was clear to release the iPhone 16 in Indonesia starting April 11 after a making a $300M investment. 9to5Mac’s Ben Lovejoy succinctly summarized the situation that resulted in the iPhone 16 ban at the time: Apple initially invested in Indonesia by putting $109M into a developer academy there, with a further $10M manufacturing spend. The government said that Apple had fallen short on the first promise, spending only $95M. Despite the relative small shortfall, Ind ... Read full article.