Even Apple changed its method of reporting iPhone sales recently, leaving many analysts scratching their heads about how to make financial projections.
While Microsoft has closed the door on one method used by pirates to get as copy of Windows for free (leaving us to pick up the bill by keeping prices higher than they need to be), it seems that anther door was left open.
Worried about leaving an electronic trail, sources have sometimes taken to printing out and hand-delivering documents — a method that renders them less useful to reporters.