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To: MythMan who wrote (16827)	1/22/1999 1:51:00 PM
From: accountclosed	Respond to of 86076

be a d*** shame if they had to restate earnings...

To: MythMan who wrote (16827)	1/22/1999 1:53:00 PM
From: Cynic 2005	Respond to of 86076

IBM/LOTUS deal gave it a public nod for all such accounting gimmics. Before that, I don't believe so many companies did that. The best thing that happened to IBM out of Lotus deal is that they were able to show earnings improvement much ahead of schedule.