Putin votes online from an American Dell running unactivated Windows
The official video of Putin's online vote shows the "Activate Windows" watermark on an American Dell computer, despite Russian technology rules.
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Pilingui's vote: unactivated Windows and a Dell
A president who, according to the tally cited in the debate, has been in power for 26 years voted online from a Dell computer —an American brand— and, according to a widely shared post, with an unactivated copy of Windows. The "Activate Windows" watermark appears in the Kremlin's official video, a detail spread from a post by the Visegrád 24 account: a legal Windows 11 license starts at 139 dollars.
What does the video of Pilingui's vote show?
The Russian president can be seen squinting to make sure he hasn't made a mistake, saying "there is no room for error" and thanking the computer. The machine is a Dell, an American brand, despite Russia's rules on foreign technology.
A message to Washington or plain cheapness
There are several readings. One participant argues it is all deliberate: if the video comes out like this, it works as a message to Washington that they are getting around sanctions. The supporting argument cited is the Tajikistan Coca-Cola that shows up on Russian television. Another participant reduces it to domestic posturing, an attempt to seem approachable and harmless to their own audience. And a third comment calls it plain "penny-pinching".
A president who, according to the tally cited in the debate, has been in power for 26 years voted online from a Dell computer —an American brand— and, according to a widely shared post, with an unactivated copy of Windows. The "Activate Windows" watermark appears in the Kremlin's official video, a detail spread from a post by the Visegrád 24 account: a legal Windows 11 license starts at 139 dollars.
What does the video of Pilingui's vote show?
The Russian president can be seen squinting to make sure he hasn't made a mistake, saying "there is no room for error" and thanking the computer. The machine is a Dell, an American brand, despite Russia's rules on foreign technology.
A message to Washington or plain cheapness
There are several readings. One participant argues it is all deliberate: if the video comes out like this, it works as a message to Washington that they are getting around sanctions. The supporting argument cited is the Tajikistan Coca-Cola that shows up on Russian television. Another participant reduces it to domestic posturing, an attempt to seem approachable and harmless to their own audience. And a third comment calls it plain "penny-pinching".
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