Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st April 1996

Dilbert//2563, first published thirty years ago on Sunday 21st April 1996

Tags

ken from sales nobody buys current prodcut new version entire product line biggest comepetitor brisk sales commissions galore justice idiots punished

Official transcript

A man says to Dilbert, "Yo, Dil-man!"

Dilbert sits at his desk and thinks, "Uh-oh, it's Ken from sales."

Ken says, "I told our biggest customers how great our next product will be. Now nobody will buy our current product."

Ken asks, "When will the new version be available?"

Dilbert replies, "In a year or two."

Ken looks shocked. Ken says, "Hmm . . . I seem to have single-handedly destroyed an entire product line."

Ken continues, "Luckily our biggest competitor is hiring sales people. And I'm betting THEY'LL have brisk sales this year! Commissions galore!"

Dilbert thinks, "If there's justice in this world, the idiots will be punished . . ."

Dilbert thinks, ". . . Before they get promoted."

The Boss tells Dilbert, "Um . . . We need the new version by Tuesday."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YO, DIL- MAN!

UH-OH, IT'S KEN FROM SALES I TOLD OUR BIGGEST CUSTOMERS HOW GREAT OUR NEXT PRODUCT WILL BE. NOW NOBODY WILL BUY OUR CURRENT PRODUCT.

WHEN WILL THE NEW VERSION BE AVAILABLE?

IN A YEAR OR TWO HMM... I SEEM TO HAVE SINGLE-HANDEDLY DESTROYED AN ENTIRE PRODUCT LINE.

LUCKILY OUR BIGGEST COMPETITOR IS HIRING SALES PEOPLE. AND I'M BETTING THEY'LL HAVE BRISK SALES THIS YEAR!

COMMISSIONS GALORE!

IF THERE'S JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD, THE IDIOTS WILL BE PUNISHED...

...BEFORE THEY GET PROMOTED UM... WE NEED THE NEW VERSION BY TUESDAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "New Version" and it features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with brown hair, in a business suit, and his boss, a balding man with a receding hairline, in a blue suit.

Summary

The comic strip consists of eight panels, each depicting a conversation between Dilbert and his boss. The conversation revolves around the release of a new product version, with the boss expressing his excitement and anticipation for its success. However, Dilbert is skeptical and expresses his concerns about the product's quality and the potential consequences of its release.

Key Points

• The boss is enthusiastic about the new product version and believes it will be a huge success.
• Dilbert is skeptical and expresses his concerns about the product's quality and the potential consequences of its release.
• The boss is dismissive of Dilbert's concerns and orders him to promote the new version by Tuesday.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the corporate culture and the tendency of executives to prioritize profits over quality and customer satisfaction.

Overall

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the corporate world and the sometimes absurd decisions made by executives. It highlights the contrast between the boss's optimism and Dilbert's skepticism, and the consequences of prioritizing profits over quality and customer satisfaction.

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