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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (149939)	11/28/2001 1:44:22 AM
From: AK2004	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

bmw <edited> re: the forward costs to convert assets and technologies waterfalls to subsequent quarters on many large purchases (such as acquisitions). I'll take your word for it even though it contradicts all books on finance and economics that I happened to have. Probably wrong goodwill..... It is puzzling though how a ( I will use a more familiar for me word ) reserve (asset) that is offset by liabilities ( future expenses) would add any value to a company :-)) But then again I do have to admit that I know next to nothing about accounting..... Regards -Albert ps also very interesting how intangible asset is used as a reserve, very creative...... pps I always thought it was something like: multimedia.calpoly.edu