I came from a time when "a man's word was his bond". You're saying times have changed. I always suspected as much but tried to imagine otherwise. You're right; the future is grim indeed.

>>>No, I am not saying that. Rather, I am saying that 1 - there likely is no contract in the first place. As with verbal contracts, while they in theory are enforceable, it is very difficult to do so from an evidentiary standpoint. The old saying is that a verbal contract is not worth the paper it is printed on.
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>>But in this case, the "verbal contract" (IMO) is the web posting, whatever; ie. the evidence (evidentiary standpoint) is obvious; no "hearsay", blah, blah.
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>Gerry,
>That web posting could easily disappear tomorrow. I remember that VFP7 was first web-announced with a $100. U.S. discount for the upgrade edition but within a short time it was $50. A few of us had seen the $100. but it meant nothing.
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>Now I'm not saying that the same applies here, but one would be wiser to print the page and keep it on file as added backup, I should think.
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>cheers
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>>In this case, there is "paper"; no "third party" is required to testify as to what was said.
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>>You may argue it on some other point, but (IMO) you cannot argue it on "lack of evidence".