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Re:Red Hat cutting hundreds of jobs, CEO says in letter to e... by hawk_ on Monday April 24, 2023 @11:48AM (#35689137)
Isn't (b) forcing 5 year amortization? Which I believe doesn't affect large long running steady businesses. It's mostly about cashflow.
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Re:Red Hat cutting hundreds of jobs, CEO says in letter to e... by CoastalCoder on Monday April 24, 2023 @11:56AM (#35689255)
Sorry, I think you're right. I've updated my original comment.
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Re:Red Hat cutting hundreds of jobs, CEO says in letter to e... by Tyrek on Monday April 24, 2023 @12:45PM (#35690009)
This change will have a real impact to cashflow, in the sense that you are paying more (in taxes) in the first year than you would under the previous model.

And cashflow is incredibly important, Free Cash Flow metrics etc. are all fairly critical within the investing world.

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