According to CIO Magazine article (CIOInsight, May, 2005, p. 20) by David Weindenfled, counsel for McDonald’s.
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They say |
They mean |
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“usual and customary” |
“Whatever the vendor has been getting away with” |
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“commercially reasonable” |
“Whatever the vendor considers reasonable” |
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“for internal business use only” |
“software may not necessarily be used by your business partners or companies that you merge with or acquire” |
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“the current or then in effect” |
“vendor can change the fees and service levels whenever it wants” |
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“will perform in accordance with the published specifications” |
“product performs according to the vendor’s technical specifications, but not your company’s business needs” |
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