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.
  • treesquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    The fact that it’s quite easy to activate Windows without money or a valid key makes this even funnier. He doesn’t know what the fuck he’s doing and neither do the people around him

    • PNW clouds@infosec.pubEnglish
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      1 month 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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        1 month ago

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