Microsoft produces software in Yaroslavl
Disks with Microsoft products - the Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office package - are released from this month at the Sonopress plant in Yaroslavl, Interfax reports . This is an OEM version of software for computer builders. Previously, they had to be ordered abroad.
The ability to buy software within the country, without the need to wait for the goods "stuck" at customs for two or three weeks, pleases Russian companies. According to market participants, “long logistics” for software is absurd, because it sells not the physical medium, but the right to use the programs, Vedomosti reports. With the introduction of local production of OEM versions of software, the delivery time for discs can be reduced to several days.
Meanwhile, the market now states a shortage of pre-release versions of Windows Vista. Their shortage has already led to an increase in prices by about 10-15%. There are “nuances” at the customs: a directive happened to tighten the checks on software imports, and at posts in St. Petersburg, for example, they began to check documents more actively. Previously, according to Vedomosti sources, the situation was different: all CDs with software were imported at the price of the carrier (the disk itself, $ 5), despite the fact that they themselves could cost up to several thousand dollars.
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Apparently, the activation of customs authorities and prompted Microsoft to start production in Russia, market participants say. It can be beneficial in terms of financial results. According to experts, last year the corporation filed in Russia no less than $ 120 million of pre-installation discs (on the basis that wholesale purchase collectors give $ 50-60 per disk, not $ 220).
The ability to buy software within the country, without the need to wait for the goods "stuck" at customs for two or three weeks, pleases Russian companies. According to market participants, “long logistics” for software is absurd, because it sells not the physical medium, but the right to use the programs, Vedomosti reports. With the introduction of local production of OEM versions of software, the delivery time for discs can be reduced to several days.
Meanwhile, the market now states a shortage of pre-release versions of Windows Vista. Their shortage has already led to an increase in prices by about 10-15%. There are “nuances” at the customs: a directive happened to tighten the checks on software imports, and at posts in St. Petersburg, for example, they began to check documents more actively. Previously, according to Vedomosti sources, the situation was different: all CDs with software were imported at the price of the carrier (the disk itself, $ 5), despite the fact that they themselves could cost up to several thousand dollars.
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Apparently, the activation of customs authorities and prompted Microsoft to start production in Russia, market participants say. It can be beneficial in terms of financial results. According to experts, last year the corporation filed in Russia no less than $ 120 million of pre-installation discs (on the basis that wholesale purchase collectors give $ 50-60 per disk, not $ 220).
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/5168/
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