Sorry, I really didn't mean that as hate toward your company at all! The parent was offering general advice for working with companies, and I was offering a ge

Sorry, I really didn't mean that as hate toward your company at all! The parent was offering general advice for working with companies, and I was offering a general observation about that advice (namely, don't admit to technically-a-crime unless you know you're working with someone in good faith). Nothing personal, and it sounds like you guys have handled things professionally :-) Edit: In particular and to clarify, my negative experience was not with your company.