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entered the argot of securities offerings in 2006 with eBay’s innocuous statement:
entered the argot of securities offerings in 2006 with eBay’s innocuous statement:


{{qwote|“As we expand and localize our international activities, we become obligated to comply with the laws of the countries in which we operate.”
{{quote|“As we expand and localize our international activities, we become obligated to comply with the laws of the countries in which we operate.”}}


eBay, on the other hand, appears to regard compliance with local rules as discretionary, which makes their statement a whole lot ''more'' fruity:
Within a decade, eBay came to regard compliance with local rules as discretionary, which makes their statement a whole lot ''more'' fruity:


{{Quote|As we expand and localize our international activities, we ''may'' become obligated to comply with the laws of the countries or markets in which we operate.}}
{{Quote|As we expand and localize our international activities, we ''may'' become obligated to comply with the laws of the countries or markets in which we operate.}}