News Microsoft Disables Windows 10 and 11 Downloads in Russia

[Admin]

Perhaps it is more surprising that Microsoft has taken so long to withdraw Windows ISO file availability in the wake of its official statement regarding Russia sanctions in early March.

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[peachpuff]

Back to windows 95 you go!

 

[kaalus]

One of the few good things coming from Microsoft.

 

[lvt]

There should be plenty of Windows XP copies ready to install.

 

[DRagor]

No big deal. They will download it from somewhere else. Effectiveness of this is zero.

 

[JarredWaltonGPU]

No big deal. They will download it from somewhere else. Effectiveness of this is zero.

I suspect a huge number of users were already just running pirated copies.

Now, after blocking official downloads of Windows in Russia, 100% of installed copies going forward will be pirated.

Success! LOL

 

[USAFRet]

No big deal. They will download it from somewhere else. Effectiveness of this is zero.

True, but they at least had to make a public attempt.

 

[TerryLaze]

This is to inconvenient big firms, they will have a ton of trouble without getting security updates and possibly losing the ability to connect to others because of running older versions.

Home users can use a VPN like shown in the article or just switch over to linux, it's gonna be a learning curve but it can be done, a big business can't do that without spending a huge amount of resources.

 

[3tank]

Seems asine. Our politicians selectively sanction Russians depending on whether there was any shady dealings with them and that's aside from the fact these sanctions- like most do no harm do anyone but average citizens who may or may not endorse the saide regime all to legitimize war and more shady dealings that only benefit our elites.

All this talk about "democracy" for a corrupt little fascist government that impoverished its own people and denied them democracy just as much- if not worse in some cases than Russia does.

 

[Grobe]

Not being talking politics, but isn't this a golden possibility to smuggle in the NSA version of Windows 10/11? If regular Russians uses pirated software, then why not the kreml and commanders do it as well?

 

[3tank]

Not being talking politics, but isn't this a golden possibility to smuggle in the NSA version of Windows 10/11? If regular Russians uses pirated software, then why not the kreml and commanders do it as well?

That's what i was thinking. All these companies pimp out our data against the collective interests of their consumers so you would think they would want to be up every Russian's you-know-what. Or if they'd rather dorect that at us then maybe that itself says more than enough

 

[mac_angel]

No big deal. They will download it from somewhere else. Effectiveness of this is zero.

I was pretty much gonna say the same thing. M$ hasn't heard of ThePirateBay? LOL

 

[Predicador]

You know now where's the real terrorism came... Nice times for Linux Dist's are coming..

 

[xauberer]

I believe that in a country that practically owns most of its key businesses, what is considered legal and good business conduct elsewhere doesn't work the way you might expect.


Good luck taking down Sergei Strelec's massively copied distros, or convincing corporate IT specialists that they shouldn't use them. Ask your admin about that name and why his distributions are not only more useful for IT work but also a lot more reliable than anything Microsoft has ever published.


Do the Chinese care about intellectual property, or did I miss something?


Wishing you the best of luck.

 

[xauberer]

I was pretty much gonna say the same thing. M$ hasn't heard of ThePirateBay? LOL

Their lawyers did hear from ThePirateBay's legendary Anakata admin. A lot. Google his legendary replies for a good laugh.

 

[Predicador]

legal and good practice < Monopoly < World Market Control...

Care your rights bro, you not gonna be always on that side of the bar... 🗽

 

[Geef]

This only hurts the little guy. Everyone who actually needs it will find an easy way around it.

 

[OleksandrUA]

Great, russian savages don't need computers or programs

 

[setx]

Not being talking politics, but isn't this a golden possibility to smuggle in the NSA version of Windows 10/11?

Is there non-NSA version of Windows 10/11?

 

[dp.mailit]

.RU thinks the OP is a complete idiot, who has no clue how "block" is "working"

https://winnote.ru/main/727-how-to-change-country-region-location-windows-10.html

 

[TheOtherOne]

Back in early 2000s when Iraq was illegally invaded (WOMDs were never found....), did Microsoft disable windows downloads and updates in all those countries who were involved?

Oh wait!