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a promise that outlives your patience, printed in font too small to trust.
means a written guarantee that something will be fixed or replaced if it breaks within a set time, under specific conditions.
from from old french garantie, meaning a pledge or assurance, rooted in germanic warjan, to defend — originally about protecting a promise, not a printer.
expires strategicallyoften just before things actually break.
legal loophole kingfine print voids coverage for almost anything.
extended versions existbasically insurance you buy on top of insurance.