bumidan on 03 July 2008
@ alephnull
I don't dispute that you can massage your numbers. That happens all the time.
However, for a "simpler" business model such as selling consoles and games, there is not as much room to fudge numbers compared to a more "complicated" business such as Bear Stearns (eg. valuing securities which don't have a consensus market price).
You can only manipulate numbers so much to a point that more manipulation becomes illegal, especially for public companies. Or even if it is not illegal, but unethical, then your numbers come into question. And lack of credibility will negatively affect your stock price.
