Apple's recent decision to close its Bangalore center abruptly has come as a shock to many people. The Bangalore center was operating with 1,500 workers and this number was supposed to increase to 3,000 (its full capacity) gradually. The closure came only after 3 months of operation. What is interesting is that Apple did not give any explanation about this decision and even no one could guess it a month ago. Some serious soul searching has started in India among IT industry leaders. Apple's leaving India is perhaps the first serious setback for Indian IT industry. Of course, it will not make any serious damage to the industry for the time but IT industry leaders of India should take this matter seriously.
The main fear is that because of Apple's exit, India may be perceived in the west as an expensive outsourcing destination. This will create a negative impact on the future of outsourcing industry of India. Actually, it is not important whether India has become an expensive place or not. Rather, the image of India being an 'expensive' or 'inexpensive' destination is more important. I would suggest Indian government and NASSCOM to come out with a campaign to portray the strong features of India.
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It's 'soul searching', not 'sole searching'.
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