<p>You phrased your initial response in such a way that you appeared to be saying, 'if they ask what you were doing, just say you ran a business. They can't prove you didn't, so you can make up anything you want about it. If you're not a fan of lying, just do these simple steps so you are an entrepreneur on paper...'. Is this not correct? If it is, you are saying it's ok to lie if they can't prove otherwise. </p>
<p>Of course one can withhold information that would work against them, but one should NOT lie if asked specifically about it. It's fine that Bill Gates did not tell IBM he did not have an operating system ready if IBM did not ask him. However, if they specifically asked Bill if he had an operating system ready, I hope you would not contend it would be fine if he said he did...</p>