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Professor Michael Geist has just tweeted -- quite correctly -- that: "According to the US, over 4.3 billion people live in countries with intellectual property laws worthy of complaint. Many of the countries are poor. The US primary issue for them is demand for stronger patent protection for pharmaceutical drugs."
To Microsoft, Africa is just "someplace" to get intensive, hard-working human 'resources' (tech labour) at 2 dollars 'apiece' as in per person per hour
Hours ago in IGN: "Microsoft did not say how many staff will lose their jobs, but significant layoffs are inevitable. IGN has asked Bethesda for comment. Microsoft declined to expand further when contacted by IGN."