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can you really imagine Steve Jobs agreeing to charge for something he didn't want to charge for because of accounting practices? They might have been lying, bu
by nupark 16y ago
can you really imagine Steve Jobs agreeing to charge for something he didn't want to charge for because of accounting practices?
They might have been lying, but Apple has publicly claimed this before:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/07/01/16/2127204/Apple-Charges-For-80211n-Blames-Accounting-Law http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/07/01/16/2127204/Apple-Ch...
- csarva 16y agoThis macworld article has the actual quote: http://www.macworld.com/article/54948/2007/01/80211nfee.html http://www.macworld.com/article/54948/2007/01/80211nfee.html “The nominal distribution fee for the 802.11n software is required in order for Apple to comply with generally accepted accounting principles for revenue recognition, which generally require that we charge for significant feature enhancements, such as 802.11n, when added to previously purchased products,” said Teresa Brewer, Apple’s Mac hardware public relations manager.