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.