Romania's 'pirate' IT industry welcomes Gates
Unlicensed software went a long way towards helping Romania build a thriving IT economy, according to the country's president, Traian Basescu, who chose Bill Gates' opening of Microsoft's global technology centre in Bucharest to admit the fact. While Romania has long been considered by many a source of illegal software, and with Microsoft a frequent choice of those engaged in illegal copying, the country has been a target for anti-piracy advocates for some time.