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0 pointsmc321mo ago0 comments

It’s like most lifetime warranties. They’re not what they seem to mean colloquially. They have a contractual meaning.

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Or my grocery store that has certain products with signs "Always $n" but over the past 5+ years n has increased regularly and dramatically.

They never said WHOSE lifetime...

mc32OP1mo ago

I think with some it’s the lifetime of the product line. If it’s sunset, no longer sold; lifetime ends when support ends.

That we accept the lying doesn't mean it's good.

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Or my grocery store that has certain products with signs "Always $n" but over the past 5+ years n has increased regularly and dramatically.

They never said WHOSE lifetime...

mc32OP1mo ago

I think with some it’s the lifetime of the product line. If it’s sunset, no longer sold; lifetime ends when support ends.

That we accept the lying doesn't mean it's good.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse