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"“In this environment, where transparency is critical, the more information you give the marketplace the better,” said Charles Elson, director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. “For a technology company that views itself as innovative, it’s a little odd that they are getting a reputation for lack of transparency.”

I would have liked more detail on why this is so. Why should a non-government organization have transparency one-inch beyond what is needed by its shareholders? Why is more transparency _always_ better? Seems like Apple is perfectly happy without having any.