News HP ends ties with Russia, shutting down its Russian website — website redirects to Kazakhstan with no support

[Admin]

To complete its obligations with the U.S. sanctions against Russia, HP has closed its Russian website and redirected its portal to Kazakhstan, where one of its spoken languages is Russian, but with no online support.

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[Amdlova]

HP can't sell subscriptions models to russian people... So sad HP

 

[Vanderlindemedia]

Here's one for you...

A client of me reported URL's not working on a partial RU/EN website. So i started to investigate, could not hack it. I requested the help of a colleague - nothing either. We figured that the front-end of the website was just working fine; everything in check and nothing out of order, it just was not working as it should.

So i stumble on the idea that a Russian locale language file on the server might be missing. Strange, since the website used to work for months before that with no change. So i contact the software provider that i have a license on, i explain the situation, and within 15 minutes they reply me with Oh you can install the RU locale file.

Little they know is that my server manager attempted to (re)install the RU locale file; which was not available at that very moment. Only when the support responded, suddenly it was available.

Now that we dug deeper into the situation, it seems that the cause was Directadmin, that revoked RU locale files in a update with no notification or whatsoever. Honestly i'm getting tired of these russian sanctions. My own goverment is not going to compensate me a good client. So as long as that not happens, i refuse to give in in doing what they want.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

RIP Instant Ink in Russia.

 

[brandonjclark]

Here's one for you...

A client of me reported URL's not working on a partial RU/EN website. So i started to investigate, could not hack it. I requested the help of a colleague - nothing either. We figured that the front-end of the website was just working fine; everything in check and nothing out of order, it just was not working as it should.

So i stumble on the idea that a Russian locale language file on the server might be missing. Strange, since the website used to work for months before that with no change. So i contact the software provider that i have a license on, i explain the situation, and within 15 minutes they reply me with Oh you can install the RU locale file.

Little they know is that my server manager attempted to (re)install the RU locale file; which was not available at that very moment. Only when the support responded, suddenly it was available.

Now that we dug deeper into the situation, it seems that the cause was Directadmin, that revoked RU locale files in a update with no notification or whatsoever. Honestly i'm getting tired of these russian sanctions. My own goverment is not going to compensate me a good client. So as long as that not happens, i refuse to give in in doing what they want.

I hear you. I just want (like most sane people) for this whole thing to be over. One of my last acts at a previous company was doing what I could to secure up some IP being developed "over there", as if the people I was working with daily were now bad people.

 

[vanadiel007]

It's so shortsighted by the US government. This is what potentially is going to happen due to these sanctions:

- HP might have to lay off workers due to lower global sales.
- HP might outsource more production to cheap labor markets in order to lower manufacturing costs.
- Customers might pay more because HP will try to make up for lost profit.
- By the time these sanctions are over, HP will have lost most of it's market share in Russia and will have a hard time reclaiming market share.

Speaking about shooting yourself in the foot...

 

[williamcll]

Looks like it's a new era of ingenious russian hardware hacking time.

Oh no.! Poor you!! It is so sad how you are being inconvenienced because the US isn't totally ignoring Czar Putin's invasion. Sounds like you should move to Russia or China where you won't be inconvenienced by them slaughtering masses of people.

How is this remotely related to the topic? <Mod Edit - Off topic removed>

 

[PBme]

Looks like it's a new era of ingenious russian hardware hacking time.


How is this remotely related to the topic? Take it to telegram or something.

lol, what? Do you not even understand why there are santions? I give two <Mod Edit> about people whining because they are inconvenienced by them. <Mod Edit - Off topic removed>

 

[Sangheili112]

It's so shortsighted by the US government. This is what potentially is going to happen due to these sanctions:

- HP might have to lay off workers due to lower global sales.
- HP might outsource more production to cheap labor markets in order to lower manufacturing costs.
- Customers might pay more because HP will try to make up for lost profit.
- By the time these sanctions are over, HP will have lost most of it's market share in Russia and will have a hard time reclaiming market share.

Speaking about shooting yourself in the foot...

Not really hp already knows how much it makes, lossing russia would be like lossing 2% of its profit

HP printers are almost used in every work environment as well hp computers although Dell computers are normal used HP has a 20% of the global PC market. Last year they shipped more products then dell

 

[USAFRet]

OK, that is IT on the off-topic political junk.

Period.

Are we crystal clear on this?