A man talks on his smartphone at the Red Square in downtown Moscow on September 15, 2019. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law a requiring all smartphones and computers sold in the country to come pre-installed with Russian software.
The legislation, which will take effect in July 2020, is aimed at promoting Russian-made software. But it has been dubbed the "anti-Apple" law because it would force the US tech giant to pre-install non-Apple software on its products.
