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Apple changes tack: OEMs now bid to secure sops for iPhones in India

The company has decided to change its stance after the smooth approval of Winstron Corporation's Rs 5,000-crore investment in a manufacturing facility in Karnataka

The proposed investments by the two Apple's contract manufacturers could give the much-awaited booster shot to the tech giant in India
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The proposed investments by the two Apple’s contract manufacturers could give the much-awaited booster shot to the tech giant in India

Subhayan ChakrabortyArnab Dutta New Delhi
After failing to secure sops for retailing and manufacturing its products in India over the past two years, US-based tech giant Apple has decided that further discussions with the government on the issue would be left to Taiwanese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Wistron and Foxcon.  

Apple had been lobbying for special incentives from the government and was seeking relaxation on local sourcing norms for a while, without much success. The company, according to senior industry department officials, however, has now changed its strategy, with one of its key OEM, Wistron, receiving a nod from the electronics and information