Companies should not involve in politics
Companies are comprised of people and should be allowed to speak on politics if they so choose to.
As JetBrains we condemn the attacks taking place
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Re: As JetBrains we condemn the attacks taking place
#52Companies should not involve in politics
As sanctions are looming any company that is based on Russia, has offices in Russia or makes business with Russian companies are at risk of having these sanctions affect their bottom line.
They simply don't have the luxury of staying out of it. Some damage control is needed
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Re: As JetBrains we condemn the attacks taking place
#54Context: JetBrains' founders are Russian. They have offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Free speech isn't really a thing in Russia. To openly condemn the actions of the Russian government could have serious repercussions for them, but they did it anyway. Спаси́бо, JetBrains. - Dylan Beattie
I hope this statement would not turn lives of their developers located in Russia miserable. The owners are insulated from this danger. From what I read Russia already arrested 1700 protesters.
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#55I was literally looking at using Jetbrains space in a new startup and was wondering about their Russian ties.
Anyone have comments on how Space has worked out (or not) for them?
Re: As JetBrains we condemn the attacks taking place
#56Companies should not involve in politics
Should say... I dunno, Alphabet provide un solicited commentary on their take of... Australia's refugee detention centres? Not really.
Should a Russian-based company make a statement on their country invading another as the world (of customers) looks on? Probably.
Politics is everywhere, avoiding it can sometimes be an unintended statement too. Sometimes you have to state your position or others will state it for you.
Re: As JetBrains we condemn the attacks taking place
#57Context: JetBrains' founders are Russian. They have offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Free speech isn't really a thing in Russia. To openly condemn the actions of the Russian government could have serious repercussions for them, but they did it anyway. Спаси́бо, JetBrains. - Dylan Beattie
It's going to be increasingly difficult to do business there over the coming few years. I can't see this situation becoming easier any time soon. What steps can founders in Russia seek to reduce the risks that they're facing?
personal moral or poltiical views aside, built software for the Russian market that aligns broadly with the national agenda. From the looks of it the decoupling is going to necessitate a lot of domestic infrastructure.
Re: As JetBrains we condemn the attacks taking place
#58Context: JetBrains' founders are Russian. They have offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Free speech isn't really a thing in Russia. To openly condemn the actions of the Russian government could have serious repercussions for them, but they did it anyway. Спаси́бо, JetBrains. - Dylan Beattie
I'm blown away that JetBrains hasn't been acquired by any other company yet. I've seen universally positive reviews on here about every one of their products and they're never publicly made a PR misstep to my knowledge. Shame that they're all stuck in Russia.
They got some backslash when introducing the new subscription model a while back. But they listened and changed it to what it is today (if you stop paying you can still use the version you originally bought).
But yeah, I got nothing bad to say. Use their products every day and am a happy customer.
Re: As JetBrains we condemn the attacks taking place
#59Context: JetBrains' founders are Russian. They have offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Free speech isn't really a thing in Russia. To openly condemn the actions of the Russian government could have serious repercussions for them, but they did it anyway. Спаси́бо, JetBrains. - Dylan Beattie
Using that logic, we don't have free speech in the US either. Ask the Dixie Chicks, phil donahue, etc. > To openly condemn the actions of the Russian government could have serious repercussions for them, but they did it anyway. Considering most of jetbrains business is in the West, to support the russian government would have had serious repercussions. Condemning the russian government is actually a smart business de…
"serious repercussions" means things like being murdered by the state, imprisoned on trumped up charges and your family members being in physical danger. It does not mean "marginally decreased album sales".
Re: As JetBrains we condemn the attacks taking place
#60Context: JetBrains' founders are Russian. They have offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Free speech isn't really a thing in Russia. To openly condemn the actions of the Russian government could have serious repercussions for them, but they did it anyway. Спаси́бо, JetBrains. - Dylan Beattie
It's going to be increasingly difficult to do business there over the coming few years. I can't see this situation becoming easier any time soon. What steps can founders in Russia seek to reduce the risks that they're facing?
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