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After a deal breaks down, one party sues for relief and the other resists enforcement. Seller, a laptop wholesaler, emailed Buyer, an electronics retailer: I offer to sell you 100 Model Z laptops for 800 dollars each, delivery by June 1. This offer will stay open until Friday at 5 p.m. The moving party relies on the parties' conduct and the practical consequences of the ruling, while the opponent emphasizes a formal limitation.
One party seeks enforcement, damages, or other contract relief; the other argues that the facts defeat liability or limit the available remedy.
How should the court resolve the dispute? Discuss the strongest arguments for each side, state the controlling rule, apply it to the material facts, and explain the likely remedy or consequence.