IT big hitters lobby US Gov on China crisis
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A delegation of big cheeses from some of the world's top software companies, led by Microsoft mouthpiece Steve Ballmer, is heading to Washington. The CEOs of 12 major software players - including Microsoft, Adobe and Symantec - will lobby the Obama administration to crack down on software piracy in China. Apparently, nearly 80 per cent of China's computers are running on illegally-copied code. Exactly what politicians in Washington are supposed to do to stop billions...
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