18.04.2023, 09:10
In Russia developers have promised not to raise prices for domestic software
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS Major Russian IT companies have agreed on self-regulation of software prices, the Ministry of Finance reported.
The meeting of market participants in the department was explained by the need to agree on the principles of pricing for Russian products in conditions when many foreign vendors have left the market. The companies promised to create a memorandum of responsible work in the IT market and not to increase the cost of Russian programs "above a reasonable level."
Marginal prices for Russian software will be posted on the official marketplace for domestic developments. Violators of the agreement will be deprived of accreditation.
Earlier it became known that over the past year, in the absence of foreign competitors on the market, Russian software developers have inflated prices by 30-50 percent. The trend is most noticeable in the field of system and office software. Consumer companies asked the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Antimonopoly Service to influence unjustified price increases. The agencies indicated that the ban on abuse of a dominant position does not affect intellectual activity.
However, not all areas can do without the use of Western services. Many Russian companies and regional authorities are now trying to retain or renew licenses for graphics software, primarily for Adobe products. In Russia, it was not possible to replace such products with imports, since the authorities focused on the needs of the industry and considered photo and video processing software not so important.
The meeting of market participants in the department was explained by the need to agree on the principles of pricing for Russian products in conditions when many foreign vendors have left the market. The companies promised to create a memorandum of responsible work in the IT market and not to increase the cost of Russian programs "above a reasonable level."
Marginal prices for Russian software will be posted on the official marketplace for domestic developments. Violators of the agreement will be deprived of accreditation.
Earlier it became known that over the past year, in the absence of foreign competitors on the market, Russian software developers have inflated prices by 30-50 percent. The trend is most noticeable in the field of system and office software. Consumer companies asked the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Antimonopoly Service to influence unjustified price increases. The agencies indicated that the ban on abuse of a dominant position does not affect intellectual activity.
However, not all areas can do without the use of Western services. Many Russian companies and regional authorities are now trying to retain or renew licenses for graphics software, primarily for Adobe products. In Russia, it was not possible to replace such products with imports, since the authorities focused on the needs of the industry and considered photo and video processing software not so important.
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