Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 1st December 2009

Dilbert//7535, first published seventeen years ago on Tuesday 1st December 2009

Tags

selling failure winning models product options

Official transcript

Asok says, "Our product comes with 27 moedels with over 9,000 options."

Dilbert says, "Given my limited time to study the options, you have guaranteed that I will make a sub-optimal choice."

Dilbert says, "Thanks for making me a failure."

Asok says, Well it's not really "selling"

if we both win."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR PRODUCT COMES IN 27 MODELS WITH OVER 9,000 OPTIONS.

GIVEN MY LIMITED TIME TO STUDY THE OPTIONS, YOU HAVE GUARANTEED THAT I WILL MAKE A SUBOPTIMAL CHOICE.

THANKS FOR MAKING ME A FAILURE.

WELL, IT'S NOELLEAGLY IF WE BOTH WIN

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Optimal Choice"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and criticism of corporate culture.
• In this strip, Dilbert is presented with 27 models of a product, each with over 9,000 options.
• Despite the overwhelming number of choices, Dilbert is forced to make a sub-optimal decision due to time constraints.
• The strip highlights the absurdity of modern consumerism, where the abundance of options can lead to analysis paralysis and poor decision-making.
• The punchline, "Well, it's not really 'selling' if we both win," suggests that the company is more interested in making a sale than in providing a genuine solution to the customer's needs.

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