Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 6th January 2001

Dilbert//4284, first published 25 years ago on Saturday 6th January 2001

Tags

give away prodcut for free deinstall it bill customers consumer despaitations

Official transcript

The Boss says to Wally and Dilbert, "My plan is to give away our product for free."

The Boss says to Wally and Dilbert, "We'll only bill customers who ask us to deinstall it."

Wally and Dilbert continue looking on impassively as The Boss continues, "For once, those reports of consumer decapitations will work in our favor."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY PLAN IS TO GIVE AWAY OUR PRODUCT FOR FREE.

WE'LL ONLY BILL CUSTOMERS WHO ASK US TO DEINSTALL IT.

FOR ONCE, THOSE REPORTS OF CONSUMER DECAPITATIONS WILL WORK IN OUR FAVOR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Free Product, Free Decapitations"

Summary:

The comic strip features a group of businesspeople in a meeting, discussing a plan to give away their product for free. The boss announces that they will only bill customers who ask to install it, and the employees are skeptical about the plan's feasibility. One employee suggests that the reports of consumer decapitations will work in their favor, implying that the company's product is so bad that it could lead to physical harm or even death. The boss seems to be considering this option, but the employees are hesitant to proceed with the plan. The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of the situation and the lengths to which companies will go to make a sale.

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