Feting Gates, Romanian lauds piracy

Iria · Feb 2, 2007, 05:00 PM

Source: IHT
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BUCHAREST: Pirated Microsoft software helped Romania to build a vibrant technology industry, President Traian Basescu told Bill Gates on Thursday.

"Piracy helped the young generation discover computers," Basescu said during an appearance with the chairman of Microsoft. "It set off the development of the IT industry in Romania."

bug77 · Feb 2, 2007, 05:25 PM

And he was right about it.

Feb 2, 2007, 05:00 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Feting Gates, Romanian lauds piracy Source: IHT __________ BUCHAREST: Pirated Microsoft software helped Romania to build a vibrant technology industry, President Traian Basescu told Bill Gates on Thursday. "Piracy helped the young generation discover computers," Basescu said during an appearance with the chairman of Microsoft. "It set off the development of the IT industry in Romania."

Feb 2, 2007, 05:25 PM	#2
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	And he was right about it.