Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th February 1994

Dilbert//1772, first published 32 years ago on Sunday 20th February 1994

Tags

45 inch screen communications staellite cure disease fish appear on screen great products marketing new product room freshener telepathic user whiten teeth time travel business

Open source transcript

HOW GREAT PRODUCTS ARE DESIGNED GO TALK TO MARKETING GROAN DAVE, TELL ME WHAT MARKETING WANTS THE NEW PRODUCT TO DO IT HAS TO HAVE A 45- INCH SCREEN AND STILL FIT IN A PURSE OR A WALLET IT NEEDS TO ACT AS A COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE AS WELL AS A ROOM FRESHENER.

UH IT MUST CURE DEADLY DISEASES AND WHITEN YOUR TEETH WHILE YOU SLEEP!

HAHA!! AND IT HAS TO BE CAPABLE OF TIME TRAVEL!! AND HAVE A TELEPATHIC USER INTERFACE!

I COULD WRITE A PROGRAM THAT MAKES FISH APPEAR ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN.

YEAH... A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT THAT

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "How Great Products Are Designed"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1994, showcases the humorous side of product design. The story revolves around a marketing representative, Dave, who pitches an innovative product to his boss, Groan. The product is a telepathic user interface, which allows users to communicate with the device through thought. However, the boss is skeptical and unimpressed by the idea, leading to a series of humorous exchanges.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of some product designs and the challenges of convincing others of their value.
• The use of telepathic communication as a product feature is an exaggeration, but it serves to illustrate the creative thinking that goes into designing new products.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the often-ridiculous nature of some product ideas and the difficulty of selling them to others.

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