Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th March 2000

Dilbert//3991, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 19th March 2000

Tags

dozen bugs bugs in software fix for 20k defective porduct evil euphria no choice making fortune single source tsrategy

Official transcript

Dilbert tells a salesman: "We found a dozen bugs in the software you sold us."

The salesman answers: "We can fix these bugs for $20,000. Dilbert is shocked: "What?"

Dilber says: "You can't charge us to fix you own defective product!"

The salesman laughs boisterously. He explains: "Sorry...I was overcome by an evil euphoria."

Dilbert says: "I guess we have to pay. We have no choice!"

Reaching for his cell-phone, the salesman says: "Excuse me."

The salesman speaks into his cell-phone: "Put more bugs in the software! I'm making a fortune out here!"

Dilbert thinks: "I'm starting to question our single source strategy."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE FOUND A DOZEN BUGS IN THE SOFTWARE YOU SOLD US.

WE CAN FIX THESE BUGS FOR $20,000 WHAT?!

YOU CAN'T CHARGE US TO FIX YOUR OWN DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!

BUWAHAHA!!

SORRY... I WAS OVERCOME BY AN EVIL EUPHORIA.

I GUESS WE HAVE TO PAY. WE HAVE NO CHOICE!

EXCUSE ME.

PUT MORE BUGS IN THE SOFTWARE!

I'M MAKING A FORTUNE OUT HERE!

I'M STARTING TO QUESTION OUR SINGLE SOURCE STRATEGY.

PHBLLLT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Bugs in the Software"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, revolves around a conversation between a software developer and a client. The client has found a dozen bugs in the software and requests that they be fixed for $20,000. The developer is initially hesitant but eventually agrees to make a single source strategy to fix the bugs.

Key Points:

• The client finds a dozen bugs in the software and requests that they be fixed for $20,000.
• The developer is initially hesitant but eventually agrees to make a single source strategy to fix the bugs.
• The developer suggests that the client put more bugs in the software to make a fortune out of it.
• The client is surprised by the developer's suggestion and asks him to question his single source strategy.

Humor:

The comic strip is humorous because it pokes fun at the common problem of software bugs and the often-high cost of fixing them. The developer's suggestion to put more bugs in the software is an absurd and unexpected solution, adding to the humor of the strip.

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