Η Microsoft, Oracle, και άλλες μεγάλες εταιρείες λογισμικού που δραστηριοποιούνται επιχειρηματικά στη Ρωσία αναμένεται να έχουν δύσκολες στιγμές στη χώρα, καθώς οι περισσότερες τοπικές οργανώσεις θα στραφούν σε Ρώσικο λογισμικό. Η αιτία φυσικά είναι οι διεθνείς κυρώσεις που επιβλήθηκαν στην Ρωσία από τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση για το theme of Ukraine.
Russian software costs are estimated at $ 2.900.000.000 (€ 2.500.000.000), and according to one exhibition by Bloomberg , three quarters went to imports, with Microsoft and Oracle have taken the lion's share.
But because of the concerns of international sanctions after the military conflict in Ukraine, Russian companies are preparing to switch to local software, hurting the sales of American companies.
The life insurance company OAO Sberbank has decided not to choose Microsoft software for its business and to develop an alternative solution based on open source programs, namely Rosa-Linux together with a base δεδομένων PostgreSQL. Επίσης η εταιρεία φυσικού αερίου OAO Gazprom ολοκλήρωσε τις δοκιμές του GeoMate, του δικού της λογισμικού που usesfor geological data analysis and is designed to replace similar programs from foreign companies including Emerson Electric Co.
This decision is not surprising, as the United States was the pioneer of sanctions for Russian companies and Russian businessmen because of the military conflict in Ukraine in which Russian troops are reportedly involved.
Local reports claim that three of the top Russian banks are now planning to switch to domestic software as part of a national plan backed by President Vladimir Putin, including companies dealing with weapons systems, which have also been targeted by international sanctions .
Putin is one of the pioneers of a new law that will provide domestic software developers with the financial support of 3.000.000.000 rubles ($ 55 million / € 48.8) budget. The law has already passed the first regulatory approval and is likely to get the green light at the end of this year.
Microsoft has yet to say how much its business in Russia will be affected, but Chief Financial Officer of the company, Ms Amy Hood, has said that revenue is expected to decline in the country due to the changing business climate.
