Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 2nd December 1998

Dilbert//3518, first published 28 years ago on Wednesday 2nd December 1998

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microsoft headquarters misspelled word spell checking software market power new word industry

Official transcript

Caption: "Microsoft Headquarters"

A preppy man stands in front of a large desk. The person behind the desk (Bill Gates) can't be seen. Preppy man says, "We misspelled a word in our spellchecking software."

Gates says, "You know what to do."

Preppy man says, "Um.. use our market power to make the new word an industry standard?"

Bill Gates says, "And....?"

Preppy man says, "Kill myself as an example to others?"

Gates says, "In our booth at "Comdex"."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MICROSOFT HEADQUARTERS WE MISSPELLED A WORD IN OUR SPELL- CHECKING SOFTWARE.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

UM... USE OUR MARKET POWER TO MAKE THE NEW WORD AN INDUSTRY STANDARD?

AND KILL MYSELF AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS?

IN OUR BOOTH AT "COMDEX."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Spell-Checking Software"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic commentary on office life. In this strip, he is discussing the use of spell-checking software in Microsoft Headquarters. The conversation begins with a man saying that they misspelled a word in their spell-checking software, prompting Dilbert to ask if they are using their market power to make the new word an industry standard. The man responds by asking Dilbert to kill himself as an example to others, which Dilbert does in his booth at Comdex. The strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of corporate culture and the misuse of technology.

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