Comment Experts: Accounting rules cannot be blamed (Score 1) 471
Apple's excuse of charging $1.99 for the software update to satisfy accounting rules is not credible, according to members of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. FASB writes the rules, known as GAAP, that Apple is eluding to.
So there goes that excuse.
See the full article on WSJ (Reg. required): http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116925153861582055 .html?mod=home_whats_news_us
(Can someone find a free version of this story?)