Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 3rd September 2011

Dilbert//8176, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 3rd September 2011

Tags

commerce optimism patents patent infringement google apple microsoft oracle nasa astroid life span of optimist technology

Official transcript

Lawyer: Our newest product infringes patents from Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle. They've joined forces and hired NASA to nudge an asteroid toward our headquarters. Boss: I think we can win this. Lawyer: I wonder what the average life span of an optimist is.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR NEWEST PRODUCT INFRINGES PATENTS FROM GOOGLE, APPLE, MICROSOFT, AND ORACLE.

THEY'VE JOINED FORCES AND HIRED NASA TO NUDGE AN ASTEROID TOWARD OUR HEADQUARTERS.

I THINK WE CAN WIN THIS.

I WONDER WHAT THE AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF AN OPTIMIST IS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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