Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th September 2011

Dilbert//8190, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 17th September 2011

Tags

commerce competition (psychology) hate new product customers fake revenue projections engineer stronger company engineering

Official transcript

Dilbert: If consumers hate our new product, we will probably go out of business. If they love our new product, a stronger company will enter the space and drive us out of business. CEO: Tell the engineer to stop making me sad. Boss: I have some fake revenue projections to cheer you up.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF CONSUMERS HATE OUR NEW PRODUCT, WE WILL PROBABLY GO OUT OF BUSINESS.

OPTIONS IF THEY LOVE OUR NEW PRODUCT, A STRONGER COMPANY WILL ENTER THE SPACE AND DRIVE US OUT OF BUSINESS.

OPTIONS TELL THE ENGINEER TO STOP MAKING ME SAD.

I HAVE SOME FAKE REVENUE PROJECTIONS TO CHEER YOU UP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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