[mdlug] Microsoft STILL can't conduct business honestly

[Art Dries]

My point was that the article cited didn't prove that anything it accused MS of doing was illegal. Underhanded, dishonest, decietful, but not necesarilly against the law. Regarding this SEC filing only, all past deeds ignored.

On Mon Feb 7th, 2011 2:04 PM EST Aaron Kulkis wrote:

>Art Dries wrote:
>> What they did may not violate accounting practices. From what I read, they re-classified their revenue streams to reflect their recent org shakeup. This deserves further questions, but is not fraud. Many of their brands cross several markets.
>> 
>
>Reporting revenues from investments as revenues from sales *IS*
>a major no-no with the S.E.C.
>
>And it wouldn't be the first time that MS has pulled that stunt.
>
>They should have been "drawn and quartered" into legally
>separate businesses (like Ma Bell was) like Judge Jackson was
>leading up to until the case got switched to Koteler-Kelly.
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