Boat anchor

wondering

Oct. 24, 2006

Case reading has proven to be fun. I came across one case where they were disputing the arbitration term of the contract between a consumer and a computer company. One party relied on a case law which was about software sales, then the other party argued that it shouldn't apply to computer sales. The court said it should apply as computers are usually loaded with software when they are sold, at the very least there should be an operating system. Then I saw the most innovative inspiration in the court opinion where they said "The computer came with an operating system, without which it was useful only as a boat anchor".

                               
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Have you ever thought to use this expensive boat anchor? Should someone file a patent application for the new use of the computer?

Ruibin

first feel, abstract~~~

second thought, cool humour~~~

wondering

Post by Ruibin;567196
first feel, abstract~~~

second thought, cool humour~~~

Those court decisions are ofter written by law clerks not the judges themselves. It usually very dry and boring but they sometimes embed this kind of humor there to wake their readers up

老火靓汤

deeply impressed by this humor.