Microspeak: no secrets...
open the kimono A marvelous phrase of non-Microsoft origin, probably stemming from the rash of Japanese acquisitions of American enterprises in the '80s, that has been adopted into the Microspeak marketing lexicon. Basically a somewhat sexist synonym for "open the books," it means to reveal the inner workings of a project or company to a prospective new partner. © Ken Barnes	A lovely phrase indeed, which probably means that some key facts are likely to remain safely hidden in some silken folds of the kimono...

Microspeak: no secrets...

open the kimono: A marvelous phrase of non-Microsoft origin, probably stemming from the rash of Japanese acquisitions of American enterprises in the '80s, that has been adopted into the Microspeak marketing lexicon. Basically a somewhat sexist synonym for "open the books," it means to reveal the inner workings of a project or company to a prospective new partner.

A lovely phrase indeed, which probably means that some key facts are likely to remain safely hidden in some silken folds of the kimono...