Piracy worked for us, Romania president tells Gates

Pirated Microsoft Corp software helped Romania to build a vibrant technology industry, Romanian President Traian Basescu told the company"s co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday.

"Piracy helped the young generation discover computers. It set off the development of the IT industry in Romania," Basescu said during a joint news conference with Gates.

Foreign investors say Romania"s IT sector is one of most promising industries in the fast-growing economy thanks to high level of technical education in Romania, low wages and the country"s thriving underworld of computers hackers.

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News source: Washington Post

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