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by chrisseaton 1465 days ago
> This is a legal commitment to provide 100% uptime. They are guaranteeing 100% uptime

I don't think you know what a guarantee is.

For example when you buy a new car you get a guarantee that it won't break down. Are they claiming it won't break down? No, of course not. What a guarantee means is that they'll fix it or compensate you if it does.