Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC — 'Activate Windows' watermark visible in official Kremlin clip, uses foreign Dell PC despite Russian tech mandate
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“You can’t go wrong,” says the Russian president squinting at the screen to check that he didn’t go wrong, before thanking the computer.
  • PNW clouds@infosec.pubEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    Or it’s supposed to be an insult? If it was licensed (even thru pirate means) it would look like they paid money to Microsoft.

    This way, they have it and are using it without funding an American company.

    • Frettchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 hours ago

      The part were he is using Windows at all is crazy. Imagine the Pentagon running Russian os