Russia wants nothing to do with Microsoft’s technology

They city of Moscow is getting rid of Microsoft. Russia’s capital is ditching Microsoft’s technology after president Vladimir Putin urged state officials and local companies to reduce their reliance on foreign technology. As a result, it is replacing #Microsoft #Exchange and #Outlook on 6,000 computers with email systems developed by state-run carrier #Rostelecom #PJSC, reports Bloomberg. It may also consider installing software developed by Russia’s New Cloud Technologies to replace Microsoft Windows and Office on nearly 600,000 devices. Russia began pushing for technological self-sufficiency after the EU and US enacted sanctions against the country for its illegal annexation of Crimea in September 2014. While both countries are large enough to survive without the other, there’s one obvious loser here: #SiliconValley

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