Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Yes, that's what I said.

Edit: Downvotes are happening for some reason. "most likely" and "I would expect" mean basically the same thing unless we're playing grammar police.

The entire point of my above post was to deny the fact that they "did not disclose specific pricing". That was the part that was incorrect that I was correcting, as shown in the long form direct quote.



> "most likely" and "I would expect" mean basically the same thing

And so does just saying the claim with no qualifiers. Of course when you’re making a claim you’re expressing that you expect it to be the case with high likelihood. That’s what making a claim is.


I have no idea what you're saying. My ONLY point was that it wasn't unknown pricing data, it was stated to be free.


The direct quote is more descriptive as it claims "we expect" instead of "most likely". The quote implies that it's based on preliminary cost data and could change, while "most likely" almost sounds like it's based on a dice roll and is vague about exactly what is contributing to the uncertainty of the statement. He chose his words carefully.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: