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May 10, 2006

The Patrick Byrne School of Spinning

I think Dell, Microsoft, and everyone else who has recently released bad news can learn from Patrick Byrne. Last night the Overstock CEO put out a press release saying he "celebrates" an SEC subpoena for the company's accounting files and the like.

My suggestion:
  • Microsoft: "We celebrate the news that investors are unhappy about our $2-billion in unexpected costs!"
  • Dell: "We celebrate that we had lower than expected sales and earnings in the current quarter!"
See how much better that works?

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