Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 11th October 1996

Dilbert//2736, first published thirty years ago on Friday 11th October 1996

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strategic alliance doomed inefficient managemnet create competing compnay must find new company strategic allainace

Official transcript

Dilbert stands in front of an overhead projector and points at a skull and crossbones diagram. Dilbert says, "The status of our strategic alliance is 'doomed.'"

Dilbert continues while the Boss listens, "Our ponderous and inefficient management style caused their best people to quit and create a competing company."

The Boss says, "We must find a way to destroy that new company."

Dilbert replies, "I'll see if they're interested in a strategic alliance."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE STATUS OF OUR STRATEGIC ALLIANCE IS "DOOMED." DOOMED OUR PONDEROUS AND INEFFICIENT MANAGEMENT STYLE CAUSED THEIR BEST PEOPLE TO QUIT AND CREATE A COMPETING COMPANY.

WE MUST FIND A WAY TO DESTROY THAT NEW COMPANY.

I'LL SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Strategic Alliance"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a company's attempt to form a strategic alliance.
• The company's management style is described as "ponderous and inefficient."
• Despite this, the company is determined to find a way to destroy the new company they are interested in partnering with.
• The comic strip satirizes the corporate world and the challenges of forming successful partnerships.

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