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Another 'Lifetime' license bites the dust
Hirudin:
Why not just make it the "lifetime" of the exact unit you got? If the unit is broken, clearly its lifetime has run its course.
zridling:
Why not just make it the "lifetime" of the exact unit you got? If the unit is broken, clearly its lifetime has run its course.
-Hirudin (January 09, 2009, 11:27 PM)
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That can easily be qualified to the consumer as a Limited Lifetime Warranty in that case. Much more honest. If a company isn't honest in its dealings with consumers, then they won't be in business long. Oh wait, that's not true now, is it?
mwb1100:
Why not just make it the "lifetime" of the exact unit you got? If the unit is broken, clearly its lifetime has run its course.
-Hirudin (January 09, 2009, 11:27 PM)
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I can't believe this didn't cross my mind. Clearly, we have the Ultimate Lifetime Guarantee (from the vendor's point of view) here!
Carol Haynes:
Outdoor clothing (eg. Goretex jackets) used to come with lifetime warranties (and some still do) but often the lifetime is "the lifetime of the product" - ie. if it is worn out, rather than a manufacturing or materials failure, then there is no warranty.
Having said that when I was working as a professional outdoor instructor and needed clothing to keep me dry all day, everyday in February weather I purchased a Marmot jacket (at the time it cost over £400) with a lifetime warranty. After 4 years it started to leak so I sent it back to Marmot (without much hope) but they sent me a brand new top of the range jacket almost by return of post (list price over £450) and I am still using that one! About 9 years later my £400 purchase that seemed excessive at the time now seems good value for money!
sazzen:
After participating in this discussion, I decided I should check on the update status of my Xplorer2 program and found that my year was up on October 7 of last year. So- I emailed them to find out if I can still download any updates that became available before my time was up. :)
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