Microsoft has an interesting, if dubious, ..... accounting scheme where profits from successful quarters aren't reported so that less successful quarters can be padded; this creates a false growth curve that is smooth and steady, not the typical up and down earnings you'd expect from a company that relies on periodic product rollouts. (*) cookie jar (*) mattress pad (*) petty cash (*) piggy bank
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://english.best/questions/8627,microsoft-has-an-interesting-if-dubious-___-accounting-scheme-where-profits-from-successful-quarters-arent-reported-so-that-less-successful-quarters-can-be-padded-this-creates-a-false-growth-curve-that-is-smooth-and-steady-not-the-typical-up-and-down-earnings-youd-expect-from-a-company-that-relies-on-periodic-product-rollouts/