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My understanding of the sanctions regime is that it's not legal to sell software to Iran, so how do they get Microsoft Windows in the first place? Is the countr
by dhosek 5y ago
My understanding of the sanctions regime is that it's not legal to sell software to Iran, so how do they get Microsoft Windows in the first place? Is the country running on pirated software?
- roxaaaane 5y agoWell yes actually, it's pretty common I've worked on government systems (not Iran but close and not embargoed) that uses pirated Windows, Office Suite.
- kristofferR 5y agoPretty much. The US has banned Iran from joining WTO 22 times, so Iran has reciprocated by not caring about IP violations at all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_in_Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_in_Iran