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Ukraine war: Burger King still open in Russia despite pledge to exit (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 9 months ago by argo_yamato@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] hackris@lemmy.ml 30 points 9 months ago

I simply don't get this mentality. I'm sure you do realize, that companies such as Microsoft still operate in Russia. You think all people over there are running Linux? Aside from how unbelievably stupid your take is, guess they are traitors too. But you'll still keep using their OS and Office suite for millenia to come.

[-] vodkasolution@feddit.it 20 points 9 months ago

MS stopped selling licenses last year and blocked the ones operating this year (non renewal). But I get your point, only not all the big companies stayed

[-] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 28 points 9 months ago

You're assuming Russians pay for MS licenses michael-laugh

(Note: I'm not saying that's a bad thing, just that piracy is rampant in Russia)

[-] radiofreeval@hexbear.net 3 points 9 months ago

Pirates are my favorite living russians.

We are a FitGirl household here.

[-] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago

Uncritical support for FitGirl. Unless they're a transphobe like Empress, I guess.

[-] radiofreeval@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago

I don't think she is as she has cut off all relation to empress after one of her outbursts

[-] pressanykeynow@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 9 months ago

What exactly did they block? You can still buy any Microsoft product in Russia, your online subscriptions are still billed in rubles, you can pay them from any card Visa or Mastercard accept. As of now there are no problems at all with Microsoft products in Russia.

[-] vodkasolution@feddit.it 2 points 9 months ago

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-microsoft-suspends-licenses/32543751.html

[-] pressanykeynow@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 9 months ago

Sorry, don't get your point. A company may say one thing like Burger King said they will dump Russia. The reality at least currently with both Burger King and Microsoft is another thing.

[-] vodkasolution@feddit.it 2 points 9 months ago

Since I'm not living in Russia I can't tell you what exactly is happening there but I can read what they told the world (with no one telling it's false)

[-] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Russia did have larger linux adoption. It's not unheard of for countries to be (in my opinion baselessly) suspicious that microsoft contains american spyware.