I have seen many, many software deals with meaningful warranties from sane companies. Disclaimers do often include the "AS IS" magic phrase. But it often appe

I have seen many, many software deals with meaningful warranties from sane companies. Disclaimers do often include the "AS IS" magic phrase. But it often appears within a structure making exception for "express warranties". In other words, "AS IS" appears, but it doesn't erase the warranties written out in the license agreement. It's there to reinforce disclaimers of default warranties in the background law, like the Uniform Commercial Code.