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Local Superstar
March 14, 2022

Why is Yandex music still available via Sonos?

Has Sonos severed or suspended its commercial operations in the Russian Federation given it is engaged in a fascist invasion of a sovereign state and stands accused of war crimes? 

Yandex Music is a Russian entity. 

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Pinned Reply By Corry P

Like others around the world, we are appalled and saddened by the attack against Ukraine. Sonos does not have any direct business or employees in Russia and has ceased sales to this market. In addition, Sonos has blocked all radio stations connected to the Russian state from Sonos Radio. Sonos.ru is not affiliated with Sonos.

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castallaAuthor
Local Superstar
March 15, 2022

In the spirit of making money rather than taking a moral stance, here's a mock up of a special commemorative edition only for sale in the Russian Federation

Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.

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March 15, 2022

Where was all this concern in the West when Putin was bombing Syria and Syrian civilians to bits? What is so different about Ukrainians? 

The second is a rhetorical question, by the way.

castallaAuthor
Local Superstar
March 15, 2022

What aboutery doesn't address the issue. 

It doesn't even make commercial sense given the rouble is worthless outside the RF. 

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jgatie
March 15, 2022

The allies also bombed civilians in the war you justify!

I too am sick just sick of individuals on social media spouting about things they know nothing about and trying to shame anyone who does not share their views.  In my view it’s just attention/ virtue seeking rubbish that does nothing. 

I doubt Sonos receive any revenue from Yandex, or any other Music services so I’m unsure how this would help?  It’s up there with cancelling Tchaikovsky recitals and shops removing Pavlova from their shelves, utterly pointless.

 

Exactly.  It’s the geopolitical equivalent of burning your Beatles albums after John said they were bigger than Jesus.  For you to burn the albums, you needed to buy them first, so what do the Beatles care about that? 

castallaAuthor
Local Superstar
March 15, 2022

Well, it seems Trumpism is alive and well.  

There's no war just a special military operation so nothing to see here, walk on. 

Sickening 'I don't care' attitudes from the nation that gave us Freedom Fries. 

 

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March 15, 2022

from the nation that gave us Freedom Fries. 

 

Say what you will about the Americans, they have the widest range in the world from the sublime to the ridiculous. And the renaming of the fries was a classic example of the ridiculous end of the scale.

Trending Lyricist I
March 15, 2022

Well, it seems Trumpism is alive and well.  

There's no war just a special military operation so nothing to see here, walk on. 

Sickening 'I don't care' attitudes from the nation that gave us Freedom Fries. 

 

Odd, you are the first to bring up a US political party in this conversation.  I was under the impression the issue at hand was one between Russia and Ukraine.

 

Far as the “I don’t care” attitude goes, I don’t care about Sonos and ANY conflicts.  Not just this one in particular.  They are a company that has no part in this conflict.  Why on earth should you be dragging them into it?  I DO care about the conflict in Ukraine though.  That is separate from what brand of milk I buy.

 

I find it so weird that some people seem to think they are the only ones with empathy.  The only ones that care.  The only ones with the right opinions.  That the Other Tribe is always wrong, evil etc. for daring to have a different point of view.

 

As a side note, it would be disingenuous to tie Trump and his followers to being warhawks.  Far as I remember, Trump had no new wars.  

March 15, 2022

I find it so weird that some people seem to think they are the only ones with empathy.  The only ones that care.  The only ones with the right opinions.  That the Other Tribe is always wrong, evil etc. for daring to have a different point of view.

 

  

Sign of the times it seems, amplified by social media. Every country, even my own, India, seems to be divided down the middle these days in a similar way.

castallaAuthor
Local Superstar
March 15, 2022

Trumpism is not a political party.  It's a political philosophy or rather a state of mind. 

Interesting that about 50 percent or more believe that Trump won the election and 50 percent of Russians don't believe that Russian troops are reducing cities to rubble.  Go figure.

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March 15, 2022

Trumpism is not a political party.  It's a political philosophy or rather a state of mind. 

 

I doubt that even Trump knows exactly what that philosophy or state is.

As to the Russians, if they really wanted to reduce cities to a rubble, they had the means to do this by now. Using missiles and artillery. 

It is a strange war, to be honest.