Reviewing legal documents
My edit: "We will do [x] as needed."
Lawyer's edit: "We will do [x] every y weeks."
Because humans all have different perceptions of what "as needed" means and no one wants stupid lawsuits. Thinking on how to be clear while stating intentions. 
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“Why would someone actually want that term as a buyer, given how little it means?” Because it commits to paper that they bought more than nothing! If they have a business process or insurance contract which says “We must have a maintenance contract w/ SLA on contact times”, done
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“Why would you want to do that as a seller?” Addresses a concern of your buyer which might be reasonable and may represent something your business generally does as a matter of course without committing to particular procedure or consequences to a particular buyer.
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I personally feel a bit uncomfortable with that language-- I either want no guarantees or defined guarantees, you know? Maybe as I feel out how the relationship goes I can get more comfortable with the haziness.
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Yep! Lots of context here, and one of the great things about business is that willing counterparties can square off and everyone arrives at a point of mutual comfort even though most contracts wouldn’t be comfortable to them. There are places I wouldn’t do it, either.
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