Putin signed the "Law against Apple"

Vladimir Putin signed a law on the mandatory pre -installation of Russian applications for gadgets sold in Russia, also known as the "law against Apple". He will enter into force on July 1, 2020.

“The bill was originally Duma, not government,” an official familiar with the discussion of the project told The Bell. - So far, we have not seen a single option of solutions, what kind of applications and which devices will be installed on. "

There was not a single company that would lobby for this law: it would be clear if it were Yandex, Mail. RU Group or Rostec, who would like to advance their applications or platforms, but they showed no interest in the law, the official claims. “It turns out that we are talking about state -owneds, which means that it is possible that those applications that will agree to transfer data on users in state needs will come to the devices,” he fears.

The top manager of one of the major IT companies confirms that no one knows how it will work, but it would be logical if that whose applications would be preinstalled on a commercial basis, he believes.

The business actively opposed the bill. Apple, which does not install third -party gadgets on its smartphones,warned that it could leave the Russian market.