Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 21, 2007 06:10 PM
... but there's still a chance that active support for Royal's campaign could swing the result her way.
Of course there are a lot of things not to like about Royal's policies - she is more socialist than Sarkozy. But this could be a pivotal time for the software patents issue. The socialism/free-enterprise to-and-fro will never go away, whereas the decisions made about software patents in Europe in the next few years could have very long-lasting influence.
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Unfortunately, Sarkozy is a likely winner ...
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 21, 2007 06:10 PM... but there's still a chance that active support for Royal's campaign could swing the result her way.
Of course there are a lot of things not to like about Royal's policies - she is more socialist than Sarkozy. But this could be a pivotal time for the software patents issue. The socialism/free-enterprise to-and-fro will never go away, whereas the decisions made about software patents in Europe in the next few years could have very long-lasting influence.
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