INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia-based web searches for pirated Microsoft products including the Windows operating system have skyrocketed after the company halted
tech giant behind the software that runs on over 1 billion devices worldwide announced the suspension of new sales in Russia in the early
June alone.The past week has seen a 47-fold increase in searches for Windows 10 Media Creation Tools after users in Russia started receiving
software developers based on the Linux operating system have reported a slight uptick in sales in recent months, Kommersant
computers, as Microsoft has suspended tech support for its products in Russia.But IT experts expressed doubts to Kommersant that Linux would
from the Russian market until its full exit.
