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minus-squareDraghetta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoWait apple is still operating in Russia? Weren’t we sanctioning them or something?
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 months agoTL;DR: they stopped selling hardware in Russia, but people still find a way to import it. It also looks like they are still maintaining Russia’s region in the AppStore. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/21/two-years-after-apple-quit-russia-over-ukraine-vision-pros-are-for-sale-in-moscow.html
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoWe are but not like that lol Eitherway sanctions is just increased cost of doing business, ie they don’t stop good business.
Wait apple is still operating in Russia? Weren’t we sanctioning them or something?
TL;DR: they stopped selling hardware in Russia, but people still find a way to import it.
It also looks like they are still maintaining Russia’s region in the AppStore.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/21/two-years-after-apple-quit-russia-over-ukraine-vision-pros-are-for-sale-in-moscow.html
We are but not like that lol
Eitherway sanctions is just increased cost of doing business, ie they don’t stop good business.