For corporate accounting sure.
For performance figures whose main conclusions have been verified by other sources, and will soon become obsolete (as chips advance data on the old chips becomes less important,
--Look, it's obvious that you and I have different experiences with Auditors.
You seem to believe that if they're dishonest in one area, then that doesn't imply that they're POSSIBLY dishonest in another area.
That if a statement is about one thing, than you need to be honest, but it's ok to be dishonest if the data "will soon become obsolete".
That's fine with me. You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but remind me never to hire you to oversee anything that has to do with data verification.;.... Or Honesty, because I don't want somebody working with me who has the opinion that Auditing Data, is a matter of opinion, determining what data is important to be honest about, and which you can be dishonest about, because you determine it has been (questionably) "verified by other sources". or will "soon be obsolete".
That's what you hire an auditor for, to prove or disprove those other sources. Of course, that's useless if your Auditor isn't squeeky Clean. Isn't it. But I'm sure you'll continue to believe what you wish. I've found scepticism works better for me. But if AA's statements are o.k. with you, they're fine with me too. I don't have any AMD investment.
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