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You couldn’t buy a Pixel in Russia even before the sanctions.

Google did pause most of their Russian business. They don’t pay YouTube creators, don’t allow Google Play purchases, and while Google Workspace is available, it’s only with a non-Russian payment method. All the free online stuff is available same as before. They don’t comply with Roskomnadzor’s requests for content takedowns as far as I know (I might be wrong since I moved out of Russia and stopped paying close attention to it).

But in the end, it all comes down to business. Apple sells their devices through “unofficial retailers” that were pretty official before sanctions. They have a much stronger business presence there. Google doesn’t, and they don’t have as much to lose so they can afford this PR stunt. I’m certain that if Google’s Russian business was stronger, they wouldn’t be so uncompromising.

Caravan SandWitch is pretty cute. I enjoyed playing it even though the ending is kind of mid.

I’m not arguing with your statement but I’d like to point out that the single-player DLC was not deleted, it was repackaged as an Online update. Which proves your point anyway