Topic: Russian vs Foreign Companies - page 3. (Read 363 times)
and other points that are deliberately not published is to control actions that would threaten the defense of Russia. I think this is something that is not surprising, considering that Russia has ambitions that are not far behind what all powerful countries like North Korea want to do. which access will be automatically controlled by the internet service authorities in that country. regarding reasons to compete with Apple and the like, it is done so that the Russian community does not feel suspicion arising. and certainly this aims to fully control the internet network and detect suspicious traffic.
do you think this is a good step to increase Russia's competitiveness against foreign countries that we know are the US?
How will increase the competitiveness?
It doesn't and it makes actually things worse, Russian apps will no longer have to compete with others for Russian users, so with limited choice and trapped consumers, their need to innovate will follow the same trends as their entire industry during the Soviet era, from cars to tvs to everything around the house. It will simply protect the interest of the Russian companies, killing competitions, and make sure that all those who are owned usually by government officials keep being profitable and collect valuable information.
Anyhow, forcing something and not allowing users to make their own choice will always end badly, this will be the case with this one too.
I do not know how much can be achieved with such a measure, but it is quite normal to expect that a country that is under US and EU sanctions is in some way trying to take revenge and set some countermeasures.
Unfortunately for them with every step they make they run out of options, right now they are like some vegans boycotting burger king, with their economy taking hit after hit a dwindling population they should understand that they are no longer in a position to threaten economically the UE alone, not combined with the US. Furthermore, such measures also hit their so-called allies as the guys from Xiaomi or Oppo won't be that happy either, just yesterday I cleaned a miui from bloatware, and my god how much crap was there.
I do not know how much can be achieved with such a measure, but it is quite normal to expect that a country that is under US and EU sanctions is in some way trying to take revenge and set some countermeasures. There is nothing wrong with favoring domestic companies and enabling them to be competitive in the domestic market, and this measure only applies to devices produced in the country, not imported ones.
In any case, Russia is a very specific market because it is largely behaving like a communist or even dictatorial country, but no one wants to lose it as a market, just as it is case with China.
As for who is tracking us and in what way, here it is just a matter of someone getting a choice whether to be spied on by domestic or foreign apps. In the end, all devices connected to the Internet collect our data and send it somewhere, and the only way to escape from this is not to use modern technologies at all.
In any case, Russia is a very specific market because it is largely behaving like a communist or even dictatorial country, but no one wants to lose it as a market, just as it is case with China.
As for who is tracking us and in what way, here it is just a matter of someone getting a choice whether to be spied on by domestic or foreign apps. In the end, all devices connected to the Internet collect our data and send it somewhere, and the only way to escape from this is not to use modern technologies at all.
I don't think it's a bad idea after all, but it all goes to bad light considering that data tracking in this day and age is so rampant that most companies and governments are getting away with it, plus the multiple data leaks that huge companies are allowing to happen.
It is a bad idea, I mean who knows what is in that pre-installed application and considering it is Russia, I think that there is a high chance that it is a data tracking kind and nobody really wants that kind of thing and you mentioned that there is a lot of data leaks. The other problem that I see is that with this Russian's pre installed app, it might not be just a tracking software but it can also connect with your network so it can monitor your whole network which is dangerous and scary. 
I don't think it's a bad idea after all, but it all goes to bad light considering that data tracking in this day and age is so rampant that most companies and governments are getting away with it, plus the multiple data leaks that huge companies are allowing to happen. Anyway, most huge companies are forcing their own produced software up our throats because no one is complaining that loud, or no one is getting slapped with huge fines due to antitrust violations. This is why I love to have Android devices. You can basically just remove all the software from the manufacturer and be done with all the tracking and unnecessary data collection they are getting.
I get the feeling that regulators in Europe and the US have gotten far too cosy with the big hardware/software companies. It wasn't all that long ago that Microsoft was forcing internet explorer on every system until antitrust laws finally got them to allow competitors. We can see from the developers like Fortnite who are fighting back against Google Play and the Apple store that these companies are taking huge chunks of revenue while offering little value in return. These large companies are literally swimming in cash and while they provide useful products, they should be contributing more and encouraging competition instead of stifling it in every turn. You could say the giants have carved out their niches to dominate - Google with search, Microsoft with software and Apple with consumer hardware. Yes there are rivals but the market leader often has a majority of any profits due to scale.
I don't think it's about competitiveness as government intervention is always bad for competition. It's about national security, and it's a tradeoff between economic interest vs. security. Look at the great firewall of China as it has many similarities.
Anyway, if you are a citizen of Russia, would you rather be monitored by Putin or Biden? It's a loss-loss situation, lol.
Anyway, if you are a citizen of Russia, would you rather be monitored by Putin or Biden? It's a loss-loss situation, lol.
I don't think it's that much of a bad idea to stop companies being the ones making products for your devices.
It might even become more widespread in a few years for segments of continents to produce their own code for devices to be run with. The European commission, the US, the commonwealth and the democratic areas of Asia might do a service to their citizens and allow them the ability to additional privacy (a lot of countries seek to be more proactive in tracking their population and then backtrack on it when they realise its problematic - at least for the democratic areas).
It might even become more widespread in a few years for segments of continents to produce their own code for devices to be run with. The European commission, the US, the commonwealth and the democratic areas of Asia might do a service to their citizens and allow them the ability to additional privacy (a lot of countries seek to be more proactive in tracking their population and then backtrack on it when they realise its problematic - at least for the democratic areas).
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Russia now requires all smart devices — including phones, computers, and TVs — in the country to have Russian software preinstalled, in what some locals have called a "law against Apple".
The law applies to all devices produced in the country from Thursday onwards. Reuters reported that Russia viewed it as a way to help Russian software companies compete with international ones.
The outlet added that the law had been an issue for Apple and that it had become known as "the law against Apple."
source....The law applies to all devices produced in the country from Thursday onwards. Reuters reported that Russia viewed it as a way to help Russian software companies compete with international ones.
The outlet added that the law had been an issue for Apple and that it had become known as "the law against Apple."
I don't know whether this is good or bad for selling smartphones or software in Russia, This is the sales of smartphones in Russia according to statista....
what is certain, that smartphone provider must adjust to this rule. do you think this is a good step to increase Russia's competitiveness against foreign countries that we know are the US? or this is a bad move that will slow down Russia's competitiveness!
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