I saw the 'blank CD / oops our shipping department screwed up' trick in 1998. I think it was used to recognize revenue in an earlier quarter for a release that

I saw the 'blank CD / oops our shipping department screwed up' trick in 1998. I think it was used to recognize revenue in an earlier quarter for a release that wasn't quite ready yet, but where they wanted to have a nice hockey stick growth curve. I think it eventually cost a VP his job though.