Since the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine, which has been on the agenda of the world since the beginning of 2022, Russia has faced great reactions and sanctions from the international public. In addition to the reactions of the citizens of the world, the giant company, which provides services in many fields from automobiles to technology, announced that they have decided to withdraw from the country.
Many bans had come to the intercontinental country from the west, especially from Europe, the USA and the UK. However, Russia has declared that it will not back down in the war. Among the companies that have imposed a ban on Russia are big technology companies such as Apple, Microsoft, HP and Logitech. These companies stopped supplying products to the Russian market and major problems began to be experienced in Russia in the field of technology.
Russia launches “parallel import” plan
Russia introduced a plan called “parallel imports” to be able to import products without any trademarks. In this way, some brands have become able to do business in Russia anonymously. However, this plan does not seem to have solved the problems, as a very interesting problem arose in Russia.
The main reason for this problem, which is seen not only in technology but also in other markets, is the lack of a Russian keyboard. Yes… There is a keyboard shortage in Russia because there is no Russian keyboard available. According to Andrey Latyshev, head of laptops and PCs at Marvel Distribution, the total number of laptops and keyboards shipped to Russia without Russian scripts could reach 10 percent by the end of the year. The absence of Russian keyboards also affects the execution of many government agreements. Russian suppliers are trying various ways to buy Russian keyboards, but it is said that no clear solution has been found so far.
What are the reasons for Russia’s keyboard shortage?
Russia, which waged war against Ukraine a few months ago, faced the reaction of giant companies, and most of these companies announced that they had decided to temporarily or completely stop their activities in the country. For example, Google announced that users would not pay for Russian application developers’ applications through the Play Store, and that developers could no longer update these applications.
One of the biggest sanctions against Russia came from Google, and the Android certificate of the Russian company BQ was revoked. Looking for a solution to this situation, the company started working to use the HarmonyOS operating system. In addition, Microsoft, one of the giants of technology, announced that it has suspended all new sales in Russia.
It is a matter of great curiosity how Russia, which continues to fight with Ukraine despite all these sanctions and problems, will find a solution to these situations, from the keyboard problem to other problems in the field of technology.
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