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Re:Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Russian e... by Siira on Friday September 17, 2021 @11:32AM (#28566647)
Bullshit. The Russians won’t be able to stop using iPhones, and with Apple out of Russia, the OS can be free from Russian influence.
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Re:Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Russian e... by oliwarner on Saturday September 18, 2021 @05:04PM (#28579286)
If Apple didn't bend the knee, Russia could block its banks doing business with Apple, as well as simply blocking their networks.

Russia has a lot of power to flex against its own citizens.

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Re:Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Russian e... by Siira on Sunday September 19, 2021 @07:03PM (#28588768)
And leave its citizens with what alternative? The smartphone OS duopoly is stronger than one authoritarian little shit.
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