Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 26th August 2002

Dilbert//4881, first published 24 years ago on Monday 26th August 2002

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five year plan compared to plan dust heap history education

Official transcript

The Boss pulls a file out of his drawer and thinks, "What's this? It's our old five- year plan!"

He opens the file and thinks, "I wonder how we did compared to the plan."

The Boss approaches Dilbert and asks, "Have we relegated Microsoft to the dust heap of history?"

Dilbert responds, "Shhh! They might hear!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S OUR OLD FIVE-YEAR PLAN!

I WONDER HOW WE DID COMPARED TO PLAN.

HAVE WE RELEGATED MICROSOFT TO THE DUST HEAP OF HISTORY?

SHHH! THEY MIGHT HEAR!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Microsoft's Dusty Past"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, engaged in a conversation with his boss. Dilbert asks about the company's five-year plan, prompting the boss to wonder how they managed to plan for such a short period. The boss then inquires if they have relegated Microsoft to the "dust heap of history," to which Dilbert responds with a hint of sarcasm, saying "shhh, they might hear!"

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of planning and the perceived decline of Microsoft, a once-dominant technology giant. The exchange between Dilbert and his boss pokes fun at the difficulties of predicting the future and the company's current standing in the tech industry.

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