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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Fri Mar 4, 2022, 10:51 AM Mar 2022

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Microsoft pulls out of Russia!

I've read that this could be important.

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Microsoft pulls out of Russia! (Original Post) Tomconroy Mar 2022 OP

Damn! HariSeldon Mar 2022 #1

Yes. Its a Pandora's box of software change Tetrachloride Mar 2022 #3

I am sure there are strategic reasons for the delay compared to Apple. Tetrachloride Mar 2022 #2

Russia still has Apple's support ItsjustMe Mar 2022 #4

HariSeldon

(455 posts)

1. Damn!

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 10:54 AM

Mar 2022

Russians will be forced to use better, less hackable software like Linux or OpenBSD (assuming they obtained some copies before access was shut down).

Tetrachloride

(7,847 posts)

3. Yes. Its a Pandora's box of software change

Reply to HariSeldon (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 10:55 AM

Mar 2022

Tetrachloride

(7,847 posts)

2. I am sure there are strategic reasons for the delay compared to Apple.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 10:54 AM

Mar 2022

Microsoft theoretically knows a great deal about unprotected Russian computers

ItsjustMe

(11,230 posts)

4. Russia still has Apple's support

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 11:31 AM

Mar 2022

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