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UK Court Finds Company Liable For Software Defects
normsky writes "A software company's stipulation that it couldn't be held accountable for the poor performance of its software was unfair and could not be enforced, the High Court has said. 'Pursuant to the Sale of Goods Act 1979, a term is to be implied into the contract that Entirety would be fit for the purpose for which it was bought, namely that the system would increase revenue and occupancy levels and would allow quicker check-in and check-out, including accurately processing groups and making changes to group reservations while preserving the accuracy of the system. I am satisfied that Entirety was not fit for the purpose for which it was sold,' his Honor Judge Toulmin wrote."
"his Honor"
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i really dont understand how you can write "this software is sold as is. no liability, no warranty, blah blah" when you sell it. maybe now somebody will sue m$ and suckers like me who are still stuck with crappy vista will get a free upgrade to win 7. in the meantime, i have to run kde on ubuntu with crappy webcam and no fingerprint no hdd motion sensor support. and yeah, jerky audio from time to time.
but still lots better/faster than vista, for which i stupidly paid good money.
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