What did the Court decide in Entores Ltd. v. Miles Far East Corp.?

A) Because the postbox rule is archaic, it should be abolished in its entirety.
B) Because mail is the most common form of communication, the postbox rule does not need to be extended to telegrams.
C) Because of the postbox rule, there is no need to specify a method of acceptance in contractual negotiations.
D) Because fax machines were becoming more popular, the Court created a new rule known as the fax rule exception.
E) Because telex was instantaneous, there was no need to extend the postbox rule exception to that form of communication.

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Aishwarya Pandit · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : E, Explanation :  The Court decided that since telex communication is instantaneous, the postbox rule, which applies to non-instantaneous forms of communication like mail, did not need to be extended to cover telex. This was because both parties would be aware of the acceptance at the same time, unlike with postal mail.

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