Subj : HP closes Russian business, shutting website for good
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Apr 01 2024 10:30:05

HP closes Russian business, shutting website for good

Date:
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 09:13:10 +0000

Description:
HP closes Russian operations, but Russia doesnt seem too bothered, claiming, 
the rest of the world is boycotting HP.

FULL STORY
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HP has completely withdrawn from the Russian market in order to conform with 
sanctions mandated by the US in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. 

The company's local website, which has served as a home for driver downloads 
and technical support in Russian, has now been directed to Kazakhstan. A 
former Soviet state, Russian is the countrys official language and one of its 
two most spoken languages. 

Despite the removal of online support, Russian shoppers can still access 
drivers for notebooks, HP printers , and other hardware on the redirected 
website. HP pulls out of the Russian market 

Russias CNews was among the first to share information on the move, claiming 
HPs termination of business within the country came as a shock, with no prior 
notifications being shared. CNews contrasts this to Microsoft, which gave 
Russian customers one week's notice before shutting down its business . 

HP started retreating in March 2022, announcing the cessation of hardware 
sales. However, it only took another two months for the country to obtain 
parallel imports, effectively rendering the change ineffective. 

 CNews revealed that distributors in the country, such as Softline, Merlion, 
and M.Video-Eldorado, have all declined to comment on the state of HP imports 
and sales, potentially alluding to higher-than-expected HP sales. 

Russia doesnt seem too concerned about HPs decision to exit the market, 
though. In a subheading loosely translated as Everything is bad in the world 
too, CNews reveals that while HP may be boycotting Russia, the rest of the 
world is on the cusp of boycotting HP over its printer blocking. 

 TechRadar Pro approached HP to discuss the above, but the company did not 
immediately respond. More from TechRadar Pro In need of an upgrade? Check out 
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something a bit more powerful Apple just paid a multi-million-dollar 
antitrust fine directly into Russias state budget



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/hp-closes-russian-business-shutting-website-for-
good


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