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Red Hat didn't deceive anyone...
This isn't about Red Hat deceiving anyone. This is a typical case of siren chasers, i.e. LIARS, I mean lawyers, trying to steal Red Hat's profits. The restated financials show a net income of 7 cent per share vs. 8 cents. That is hardly fraud. The fraud comes when the LIARS try to steal the profits in the name of protecting stock investors. Before ANYONE gets ruffled feathers, read the Safe Harbor disclaimer on all 10Q's and understand that no fraud has been noted in Red Hat's financials to date. If by some wild azz stroke of insanity a court were to rule that investors were some how defrauded, which is highly unlikely, the stock holders wouldn't get squat in compensation from this bogus legal action. But at the end of the day the class action LIARS, I mean lawyers will get MILLIONS in "legal fees" billing at a $1000/hr. (or more) per employee... (like for receptionists, janitor, interns, etc.). THAT is the fraud and injustice, not a 1 cent per share change in profits, ferchristsake. If Red Hat didn't have the bucks, no liar, I mean lawyer would touch this case. The U.S. has more siren chasers than any other country in the World.
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Stupid, stupid, stupid  Linux User 147560 | 07/15/04
Only Partially Right  vxpress | 07/15/04
so what  V Sanders | 07/19/04
How's your VAT doing these days???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Red Hat didn't deceive anyone...  realitycheck101 | 07/15/04
Protecting investors  jdunn_z | 07/16/04
NO ONE cooked the books for them.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
By the way, the ones that will gain from this...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
There it is!  rapson | 07/16/04
Your ignorance is showing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Two years later?  IT_User | 07/16/04
Redhat deceives? highly likely!  pa2004 | 07/15/04
They don't pay for the software  johnnyu | 07/16/04
We pay for the service  voska | 07/16/04
Is American Degrading?  serpentmage | 07/16/04
Vote for Kerry and Edwards!  johnnyu | 07/16/04
This will never happen...  Monkey_MCSE | 07/16/04
Cooked books will roast management.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
I can only hope...  Michael Kelly | 07/16/04
We agree...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
We?  Anton Philidor | 07/16/04
We = Michael + No Ax.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Insider knowledge?  IT_User | 07/16/04
As always, FOLLOW THE MONEY...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Anybody can say Enron  IT_User | 07/16/04
True, but the money trail leads too..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Most of you are idiots (you know who you are)  bsuch | 07/16/04
Nice try, but investors know better.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Investors know better, speculators don't  IT_User | 07/16/04
Accounts KNOWS better, that's why he ducked out.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Like I said  bsuch | 07/16/04
One simple question. Who made $35 MILLION?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
And your point is what?  bsuch | 07/16/04
My points are:  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Where is the "excuse"?  IT_User | 07/16/04
Ax is an expert  johnnyu | 07/16/04
Expert enough to take a profit and sell before the bottom fell out.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Sure  johnnyu | 07/16/04
RE: Sure...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Tell yo what, lets see what happens with the suits.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
If it gets to a judge  IT_User | 07/16/04
Let's make ourselves rich, here's how we'll do it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/16/04
Won't work  Michael Kelly | 07/16/04
And take two years to bail out?  IT_User | 07/16/04
You tell them  bsuch | 07/16/04
enron and wcon  V Sanders | 07/19/04
The oh so virtuous "free software" crowd turns out to be less than virtuous  marksashton | 07/16/04
None, actually  IT_User | 07/16/04
ah duh  V Sanders | 07/19/04
Red Hat restatement triggers legal attacks  Loverock Davidson | 07/16/04
Innovation in accounting ...  George Mitchell | 07/16/04

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