InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[blueskywaves]

That's a bad analogy because this is not a question of right or wrong. Remember that the Clinton administration and a bipartisan group of lawmakers ACTIVELY worked to dissuade FASB from expensing stock options in the mid-90s. That effectively makes the status quo a social policy issue. Since companies COMPETE for capital, it would be foolhardy for any company not to try to take advantage of this policy while others are doing so.

But, that's not even the main point because FASB now has greater political backing to expense options in an effort to change corporate behavior.