That would definitely expose them to hacking and malware and hurt them big time.

Then again, that could probably push every user in Russia to use a VPN to get their updates.

If software companies decide to suspend sales to Russia, then they might have to resort to piracy and possibly miss out on OS updates.

Is there a reason why not?

I have many Russian customers, but neither my Chinese nor UAE banks will accept any transfers from Russia (not to even mention western banks). My business is not directly affected by sanctions, the banks just don’t have sufficient risk appetite to touch Russian money.

Best offer I’ve seen was from a partner which offered to take Russian transfers to a Kyrgyzstani bank account and send me USDT.

Perhaps such sanctions would be unnecessary? Perhaps they’re just on the way.

2. Updates are way overhyped.

LPE? Those are a dime in a dozen.

Nobody cares about home users, it’s businesses which this hurts.

But yeah, media is garbage and people will overhype anything.