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To: nommedeguerre who wrote (18973)5/13/1998 10:11:00 AM
From: Reginald Middleton  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 24154
 
<Sounds like Microsoft's accountants can make about any number appear in the earnings column for a quarter.>

That is why you don't rely on earnigns. If they were so accurate, accountants would make more money as money managers. To arrive at an accurate number, you must reconcile net income and add back all non-cash charges.