IBM once decided to build a personal computer. They still need programming tools and an operating system so they went to a well known microcomputer language dev

IBM once decided to build a personal computer. They still need programming tools and an operating system so they went to a well known microcomputer language developer. Before they would disclose the project, they gave the young CEO IBM's standard 100 page super scary NDA. He signed it without reading it because he really wanted his company to get IBMs business if they were to make a microcomputer. And it worked, they agreed to buy his languages for their PC, and asked for a referral to someone who could sell them an operating system. He personally referred them to the leading microcomputer OS maker, but could not disclose what IBM wanted to the OS maker. The IBM managers flew to meet with the OS company, but CEO could not make the meeting. His wife and lawyer did, and they actually read the NDA, and it horrified them. They spent all day wrangling over edits to it until the IBM guys left in a huff, without disclosing anything or conducting any business. The lead IBM guy called the language company CEO and told them what had happened. The language company CEO told him not to worry, he could get them an operating system too. And he did, and he eventually became the wealthiest man in the world, all because he didn't read an NDA before signing it. The moral of the story is that you can always be sued, regardless of the agreement. But most every customer doesn't want to sue, they want to succeed. If you get good customers, they will work with you so you both succeed.