There are many reasons that people would use a particular schedule. Congestion is only one, and not even a big one usually.
A far bigger reason is to be done with it so they can get on with their day, whatever that might be. That way the errand(s) are done and won't interrupt them or weigh on their minds.
TVs are often designed to impress you when they're on display at the store, leading to your purchase. It should come as no surprise that this is completely different from your home viewing environment.
Glossy screens, vivid and oversaturated colors, etc are a perfect example of this.
There's a pivotal moment that could've changed history (on this front).
In Biden's final State of the Union address, there were rumors circulating about his mental deterioration. A lot of insiders were reporting similar experiences. These were often dismissed, because they sound exactly like attacks from his opponents, particularly on the right.
Then the address happened. Biden was entirely present. He was passionate, he was articulate. He showed no signs of what people were claiming. Clearly, he had a very good day. The criticisms and reports stopped, although he skipped a number of traditional public appearances.
Fast forward a few months to the debate, and he had a bad night. Everything that people had been warning about, was on full display. To make it worse, Trump's dementia was having a good day.
What would've happened if the SOTU had happened on a bad day?
That's pretty easy to get around with shell companies. The homes could be setup as a members-only "hotel", owned by a nonprofit entity, with the shareholders being the person's family.
Eminent domain is when the government forces someone to sell their assets to the government. In exchange, the government must pay them the fair market value.
In other words, the government would be the one paying them all that profit.
FWIW, Office (or more accurately, everything that was part of Office) was renamed Microsoft 365 years ago, in 2020. That was long before the AI insanity.
Something to remember is that small claims is very cheap, and accessible for the average person. It's something like $35 filing, and they can't even send their lawyers. You need to do some research and bring all sorts of documentation to support your claims, but it's not meant to be intimidating.
Once you win, you can enlist the police to help you enforce the judgment. See what Warren and Maureen Nyerges did to Bank of America in 2011.
Yes, you will probably need additional judgments to enforce the original one that they will ignore, but you can keep getting attorneys fees added to the total.
While the AG has a number of options available, most common are civil suits. But even before that, simply having the AG in the middle is putting them on notice that they need to really, REALLY be confident that they are in the right. In most circumstances, they will simply approve your warranty claim to avoid the risk.
When you see headlines of "[state] AG sues XYZ Corp for not honoring warranty claims", it means there have been a ton of complaints, or a lot of complaints where they still refused. You should never purchase from a company that's had one of these headlines recently.
Adding onto this, every state AG regularly pursues companies for not honoring their warranty. It takes some paperwork (usually original purchase receipt, original warranty terms, and your desired resolution), but it's usually not too bad. Yours might even list it as a common category for your complaint. Probably takes about 20 minutes.
Companies don't usually fuck around when the AG is watching. You probably aren't the only one to complain, and too many complaints can lead to a full-blown lawsuit from one of the most capable organizations in the state. The penalties can include your entire company - including parent, children, and sibling companies, being banned from doing business in the state.
This one is tough. A longer warranty is a way to reassure customers that it's made better, with the promise that it will be repaired/replaced if it breaks. And if they honor their warranties as promised, it's probably valid. Warranty claims are expensive, regardless of industry, so they go to great lengths to minimize claims. Whatever the warranty is, you can reasonably be sure that it will last that long, but probably not a second longer. Again, assuming a trustworthy company that will honor the warranty.
Otherwise, anyone can shit in a box and mark it guaranteed. If it's from Amazon/AliExpress, the company probably won't even exist in 6 months (but a strangely similar new company will).
The flip side is that an unusually short/weak warranty, below that of its competitors, is almost certainly a shit product. They aren't even going to pretend it's up to industry standards.
Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent - John Maynard Keynes