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Re: What sounds better than "as-is", but means the same?
Subject:Re: What sounds better than "as-is", but means the same? From:"Mitchell Maltenfort" <mmalten -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:00:21 -0400
How does "off the shelf" strike you?
On 4/21/06, mlist -at- safenet-inc -dot- com <mlist -at- safenet-inc -dot- com> wrote:
>
> A local manager just requested that I update the Customer Release Notes for
> one product to say that a certain add-in that we just grab and include for
> convenience (like apache, but not) is provided "as-is". But she wants me to
> say it in a nicer fashion. Well, I can get wordy and say that we provide it
> as a courtesy, but it is untested by us and was not put through formal
> integration for this release of our product.
>
> Personally, I think "as-is" sounds fine and says what we mean. Is there a
> warmer and cozier synonym?
>
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