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Subject:Re: Need some opinions on phrasing From:Stuart Burnfield <slb -at- westnet -dot- com -dot- au> To:Techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:35:09 +0900 (WST)
I don't really see the difference. Let's say HeliOS 7 is the latest version. If you think " version 7 or higher" implies that there'll be a HeliOS 8, surely "at least version 7" implies the same thing.
If HeliOS 8 is the latest version then "at least version 7" and " version 7 or higher" are both fine. Neither implies that there'll be a HeliOS 9, 10, 11, ...
Stuart
Janice Gelb wrote:
> Just wanted to mention that our Legal department absolutely
> forbids us to say "or higher" regarding later versions of our
> products because they claim that this is implicitly making
> commitments regarding future products. They insist that we either
> name all the relevant releases or say "at least version N.n."
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