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“I can take a shit in a box and put a guarantee on it. Believe me, I’ve got the time. My point is all they’ve done is sold you a guaranteed piece of shit.”
Yes. Everyone and their mother posted that thinking they were clever.
It is also very telling that the concerns over warranties came up when:
The previous owner of the company who everyone knew and trusted died
There was active concern over the future of the company
The person trying to sell them that is a deranged lunatic with a sex pest best friend
The company is actively under threat of a hostile takeover spearheaded by people who might have killed the previous owner.
Are warranties foolproof? no. But they give you something so that you are only deciding if a lawyer is worth it when circumstances change significantly. Rather than by default any time anything goes wrong.
“I can take a shit in a box and put a guarantee on it. Believe me, I’ve got the time. My point is all they’ve done is sold you a guaranteed piece of shit.”
Yes. Everyone and their mother posted that thinking they were clever.
It is also very telling that the concerns over warranties came up when:
Are warranties foolproof? no. But they give you something so that you are only deciding if a lawyer is worth it when circumstances change significantly. Rather than by default any time anything goes wrong.
Where? They’re not in this thread.
This also isn’t in defense of LTT; it’s basically Linus’ argument.