This is a question that comes out of a combinatorics question that is using generating functions. Let me define what I mean by multiplying power series the wrong way (although you may be able to guess). Let $f(z)=a_0+a_1z+a_2z^2+\cdots,$ and $g(z)=b_0+b_1z+b_2z^2+\cdots.$ Then the wrong multiplication, which we will be denoted by $*$ will be defined as $f*g(Z)=a_0b_0+a_1b_1z+a_2b_2z^2+\cdots .$
Now this is a perfectly nice expression that can be written down. But suppose that $f$ and $g$ are in some compact form such as a rational function, or an exponential or any other commonly occurring functions (closed form expressions for example).
Then can we write the wrong way to multiply these power series in a closed form way (if the original functions are in closed form). If so, what is the formula. If not, what would a counterexample look like.