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2.記者署名:
By Jeanne Whalen and Rachel Lerman
3.完整新聞標題:
Microsoft suspends sales in Russia in major blow to Russian economy
Software giant is the latest company to abandon the country after the Ukraine in
vasion and Western sanctions
4.完整新聞內文:
Microsoft suspends sales in Russia in major blow to Russian economy
Software giant is the latest company to abandon the country after the Ukraine in
vasion and Western sanctions
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By Jeanne Whalen and Rachel Lerman
Yesterday at 11:03 a.m. EST|Updated yesterday at 2:08 p.m. EST
(Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg News)
微軟暫停在俄羅斯的銷售對俄羅斯經濟造成重大打擊
軟體巨頭是烏克蘭入侵和西方制裁後。最新放棄該國市場的公司。
微軟將暫停在俄羅斯的所有新產品和服務銷售，這是因入侵烏克蘭而中斷聯繫退市潮的最新
一家公司。
該公司表示，它還將停止“我們在俄羅斯的許多業務，以遵守政府的制裁決定”。
微軟總裁在一份聲明中說：“與世界其他地方一樣，我們對來自烏克蘭戰爭的圖像和新聞感
到震驚、憤怒和悲傷，並譴責俄羅斯這種無理、無端和非法的入侵。”
此舉，再加上西方制裁和企業決策導致的更廣泛的技術封鎖，將剝奪俄羅斯對其經濟至關重
要的關鍵技術工具。
Microsoft is suspending all new sales of products and services in Russia, in a m
ajor addition to the flood of companies cutting ties over the invasion of Ukrain
e.
The company said it was also stopping “many aspects of our business in Russia i
n compliance with governmental sanctions decisions.”
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“Like the rest of the world, we are horrified, angered and saddened by the imag
es and news coming from the war in Ukraine and condemn this unjustified, unprovo
ked and unlawful invasion by Russia,” Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a
statement.
The move, coupled with the broader tech blockade underway as a result of Western
sanctions and corporate decisions, will deprive Russia of key tech tools that a
re vital to its economy.
Key U.S. provider of Internet to Russia cuts service there
Computer chip manufacturers have begun halting deliveries to Russia to comply wi
th U.S.-led sanctions, while Apple this week said it is pausing product sales in
Russia and has limited Apple Pay within the country. Google said it would stop
selling ads in the country and paused all search, YouTube and display network ad
s after the Russian government asked it to block ads related to Ukraine.
Microsoft declined to give further details on business suspensions in Russia, bu
t it is likely that companies with existing deals to use Windows and other produ
cts will not immediately lose use of the services. Wedbush Securities analyst Da
n Ives said he expects to see more restrictions to come from Microsoft in Russia
.
“It’s a first step to them ultimately having more of a scorched-earth policy a
nd getting totally out of Russia,” he predicted.
Russia’s business ties to the West took 30 years to build and one week to shatt
er
Microsoft added that it was helping cybersecurity officials in Ukraine “defend
against Russian attacks, including most recently a cyberattack against a major U
krainian broadcaster.”
“Since the war began, we have acted against Russian positioning, destructive or
disruptive measures against more than 20 Ukrainian government, IT and financial
sector organizations,” Smith said. “We have also acted against cyberattacks t
argeting several additional civilian sites. We have publicly raised our concerns
that these attacks against civilians violate the Geneva Convention.”
U.S. tech dominance could offer leverage over Russia — or backfire
Smith’s statement concluded, “Like so many others, we stand with Ukraine in ca
lling for the restoration of peace, respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and the p
rotection of its people.”
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U.S. dominance of many tech sectors gives the country powerful leverage in geopo
litical conflicts. It is a lever U.S. officials have deployed before, to punish
the Chinese tech giant Huawei, which the United States has deemed a threat to na
tional security.
The tech companies’ restrictions will have more of an impact on consumers and b
usinesses within Russia than on the tech giants. Russia’s market does not make
up a huge part of their revenue.
“For tech companies, it’s breadcrumbs,” Ives said.
Some critics of the approach have cautioned that it can backfire, however, if it
encourages rivals such as Russia and China to develop alternative technologies.
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