What is the difference in meaning between the two following sentences?
Should there be any problems with your new computer, our store's technicians
will fix it free of charge.Should there be any problems with your new computer, our store's technicians
would fix it free of charge.
Best Answer
"Would" and "Will" are both auxiliary modal verbs.
..our store's technicians will fix it free of charge. (=The technicians will fix it free of charge) (surely they will.) (strong probability) (unavoidable)
..our store's technicians would fix it free of charge. (=The technicians will fix it free of charge) but (not strong probability)
We use "Will" to talk about: promises, offers, facts about ability or capacity, habitual behaviour, (for the events that are unavoidable) (definite future)
We use "Would" to talk about: invitations, hope, desire, requests, asking permission, to indicate the consequence of an imagined event or situation. etc.
Would you like to join us? (invitation)
I would like to have a cup of tea. (desire)
(We use "Would" as the past tense of "Will" too but the question is related to the future)
(Note: The question is about "Will" and "Would" and not about "Should". ("should there be any problems with your new computer" means "if you have any problems with your computer")